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Real World Compromises: Policy and Practice Impacts of Kindergarten Entry Assessment-Related Validity and Reliability Challenges. Research Report. ETS RR-18-13
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Ackerman, Debra J. – ETS Research Report Series, 2018
Kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs) have increasingly been incorporated into state education policies over the past 5 years, with much of this interest stemming from Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) awards, Enhanced Assessment Grants, and nationwide efforts to develop common K-12 state learning standards. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Kindergarten, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Preliminary Validity and Reliability of Scores on the "Self-Determination Inventory": Student Report Version
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Little, Todd D.; Forber-Pratt, Anjali J.; Palmer, Susan B.; Seo, Hyojeong – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2017
The purpose of this article is to describe preliminary psychometric characteristics of a student self-report measure of self-determination, the "Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report" version (SDI-SR), designed for youth with and without disabilities. We administered the draft assessment to 311 youth and examined item functioning…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Test Reliability, Scores, Psychometrics
Ready for Kindergarten: Maryland's Early Childhood Comprehensive Assessment System. The 2017-2018 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Technical Report
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Maryland State Department of Education, 2018
Based on Maryland's 2017-2018 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) results, nearly half of all entering kindergarten children show foundational skills indicating they are fully ready for kindergarten, more than a third are approaching readiness, and 18% have emerging readiness skills. Results for the 2017-2018 school year show a slight increase…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Academic Standards, Gender Differences
Quality Control Charts in Large-Scale Assessment Programs
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Schafer, William D.; Coverdale, Bradley J.; Luxenberg, Harlan; Jin, Ying – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2011
There are relatively few examples of quantitative approaches to quality control in educational assessment and accountability contexts. Among the several techniques that are used in other fields, Shewart charts have been found in a few instances to be applicable in educational settings. This paper describes Shewart charts and gives examples of how…
Descriptors: Charts, Quality Control, Educational Assessment, Statistical Analysis
The Contribution of Constructed Response Items to Large Scale Assessment: Measuring and Understanding Their Impact
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Lissitz, Robert W.; Hou, Xiaodong; Slater, Sharon Cadman – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2012
This article investigates several questions regarding the impact of different item formats on measurement characteristics. Constructed response (CR) items and multiple choice (MC) items obviously differ in their formats and in the resources needed to score them. As such, they have been the subject of considerable discussion regarding the impact of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Scoring, Evaluation Problems, Psychometrics
A Critique Analysis of NCLB, Increase Testing, and Past Maryland Mathematics and Science HSA Exams: What Are Maryland Practitioners' Perspectives?
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Pinder, Patrice Juliet – Online Submission, 2008
States are establishing high stakes assessments to serve as a measurement tool of students' academic abilities. This study essentially explored and sought to understand some of Maryland's mathematics and science practitioners' perspectives on increase testing, and the No Child left Behind (NCLB) Act. Basically, the study sought to understand and…
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Test Items, Testing, Federal Government