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Download full textSearls, Donald T., Ed. – 1983
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the analysis of data collected by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In simplest terms, the analysis can be characterized as establishing baseline estimates of the percentages of young Americans possessing certain skills, knowledge, understandings, and attitudes and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases, Educational Assessment
Cook, Linda L.; Petersen, Nancy S. – 1986
This paper examines how various equating methods are affected by: (1) sampling error; (2) sample characteristics; and (3) characteristics of anchor test items. It reviews empirical studies that investigated the invariance of equating transformations, and it discusses empirical and simulation studies that focus on how the properties of anchor tests…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Equated Scores, Error of Measurement, Evaluation Methods
