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A valedictory : reflections on 60 years in educational testing /

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Board on Testing and Assessment, National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Other Authors: Cronbach, Lee J. (Lee Joseph), 1916-2001, Bradburn, Norman M., Horvitz, Daniel G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.
Subjects:
Educational tests and measurements > United States.
Examinations > United States.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:0309585848
9780309585842
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • A Valedictory
  • Copyright
  • FOREWORD
  • BOARD ON TESTING AND ASSESSMENT
  • Contents
  • A Valedictory: Reflections on 60 Years in Educational Testing
  • THE WAY TO THE EGRESS
  • PLUSES AND MINUSES IN THE ASSESSMENT MOVEMENT
  • WRESTLING WITH MEASUREMENT ERROR
  • NONSCIENTIFC MOTIVES IN ASSESSMENT ORGANIZATIONS
  • LIMITATIONS ON TESTING
  • CONCRETE BRAIN STORM
  • APPENDIX: SAMPLING AND STATISTICAL PROCEDURES USED IN THE CALIFORNIA LEARNING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
  • Executive Summary
  • DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN 1993
  • NONRESPONSE
  • THE SAMPLING PLAN AND ITS EXECUTIONSCORING OF TESTS
  • SCHOOL REPORTS
  • OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS AND MANAGEMENT
  • REPORTING INDIVIDUAL SCORES IN 1994
  • CONCLUSION
  • THE PROMISE AND CHALLENGE OF CLAS
  • Risks and costs in innovation
  • HOW THE COMMITTEE PROCEEDED
  • THE NUMBER DESCRIBING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND ITS UNCERTAINTY
  • A RECOMMENDATION ON SCHOOL REPORTS
  • STANDARD ERRORS AND CONFIDENCE BANDS
  • Types of error
  • A target for accuracy in school reports
  • NONRESPONSE BIAS
  • SAMPLING OF STUDENTS AS POLICY AND PRACTICE
  • THE 1993 SCORING TARGETS
  • Improvements in sampling in 1994 and beyondTHE SHORTFALL IN SCORING
  • OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS: THEIR NATURE AND CAUSES
  • LOSS OF DATA
  • BREAKDOWNS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DOCUMENTS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS ON ADMINISTRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL
  • The management structure
  • Quality control
  • ANALYSIS AND REPORTING AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL
  • VALIDITY ISSUES
  • SCORING
  • Problems with mapping rules
  • The invisible student
  • Scoring accuracy in 1993
  • A step to improve accuracy
  • RELIABILITY OF SCHOOL SCORES
  • The school-level standard error
  • The size of componentsSample size and the SE
  • SCORES FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS
  • THE NEED FOR EQUATING
  • RELIABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS
  • What uncertainty is acceptable?
  • Estimated standard errors
  • A FINAL RECOMMENDATION
  • ADDENDUM
  • End Note
  • STANDARD ERROR CALCULATIONS FOR SCHOOL SCORES
  • Analyses adapted to the area

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