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Direct linkBowe, Branin; Cronin, John – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2005
Recently NWEA completed a project to connect the scale of the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) with NWEA's RIT scale. One large school system participated in the study, using test information from a group of over 24,000 students enrolled in third, fourth and fifth grade who took both the MSA and NWEA reading tests in the spring of 2005.…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Cutting Scores, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests
Cronin, John; Bowe, Branin – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2005
Each spring, Arizona students participate in testing as part of the state's assessment program. Elementary and middle school students in grades 3 through 8 take the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards--Dual Purpose Assessment (AIMS DPA) in reading, writing, and mathematics. These tests serve as an important measure of student achievement for…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, State Programs, Achievement Tests, State Standards
Cronin, John; Bowe, Branin – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2005
This study investigated the relationship between the scales used for the NMSBA assessments and the RIT scales used to report performance on Northwest Evaluation Association tests. The study estimated the changes in reading and mathematics RIT score equivalents for the NMSBA performance levels in those subjects. Test records for more than 17,000…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Cronin, John; Bowe, Branin – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2004
Each year, Nevada students in grades 3, 4, 5, and 7 participate in testing as part of the Nevada assessment program. Students in grades 3 and 5 take the Nevada Criterion Referenced Assessment (Nevada CRT) while students in grades 4 and 7 take the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). These tests serve as an important measure of student achievement for…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, Reading Achievement
Cronin, John; Bowe, Branin – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2004
Each year, Pennsylvania students participate in testing as part of the Pennsylvania assessment program. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 take tests in reading and math while those in grades 6, 9 and 11 are assessed in writing. These tests serve as an important measure of student achievement for the state's accountability system. Results from these…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, Reading Achievement
Cronin, John; Bowe, Branin – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2005
This study investigated the relationship between the scales used for the ISTEP+ assessments and the RIT scales used to report performance on Northwest Evaluation Association tests. The RIT scale was developed using Rasch scaling methodologies. RIT-based tests are used to inform a variety of educational decisions at the district, school, and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, Reading Achievement
