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Bunch, Michael B. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2020
In this digital ITEMS module, Dr. Michael Bunch provides an in-depth, step-by-step look at how standard setting is done. It does not focus on any specific procedure or methodology (e.g., modified Angoff, bookmark, and body of work) but on the practical tasks that must be completed for any standard setting activity. Dr. Bunch carries the…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Cutting Scores, Scores, Reports
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Rios, Joseph A.; Ihlenfeldt, Samuel D. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2021
This study sought to investigate how states communicate results for academic achievement and English language proficiency (ELP) assessments to parents who are English learners (EL). This objective was addressed by evaluating: (a) whether score reports and interpretive guides for state academic achievement and ELP assessments in each state were…
Descriptors: Parents, English Language Learners, Communication (Thought Transfer), Scores
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Feinberg, Richard A.; Jurich, Daniel P. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2017
Recent research has proposed a criterion to evaluate the reportability of subscores. This criterion is a value-added ratio ("VAR"), where values greater than 1 suggest that the true subscore is better approximated by the observed subscore than by the total score. This research extends the existing literature by quantifying statistical…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Scores, Research Reports, Value Added Models