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Cultural Heritage Bilingual Program Performance Report: English STAAR, Iowa Assessments, and TELPAS, 2014-2015. Research Educational Program Report
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Houston Independent School District, 2015
The Cultural Heritage Bilingual Program (CHBP) was developed for English Language Learner (ELL) students from language groups not served by current bilingual programs in the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which are designed for Spanish-speaking ELLs. The largest group of students in this category consists of ELLs whose home language…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Language of Instruction, School Districts
Standard Error Estimation of 3PL IRT True Score Equating with an MCMC Method
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Liu, Yuming; Schulz, E. Matthew; Yu, Lei – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2008
A Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method and a bootstrap method were compared in the estimation of standard errors of item response theory (IRT) true score equating. Three test form relationships were examined: parallel, tau-equivalent, and congeneric. Data were simulated based on Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary tests of the Iowa Tests of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Format, Markov Processes, Educational Testing
State Compensatory Education, Final Technical Report. Appendixes.
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Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
This volume summarizes the results of the evaluation of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District 1981-82 State Compensatory Education Program. This technical report is organized into eight appendixes. Each appendix reports the information collected by a specific measure. Each appendix consists of (1) an instrument description, (2) purpose of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Bilingual Students