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Download full textMcLaughlin, Don; Gallagher, Larry; Stancavage, Fran – American Institutes for Research, 2004
With the advent of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the context for NAEP participation is changing. Whereas in the past participation in NAEP has always been voluntary, participation is now mandatory for some grade and subjects among schools receiving Title I funds. While this will certainly raise school-level participation rates in the mandated…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Districts, Participation, Educational Assessment
Linn, Bob; McLaughlin, Don; Jiang, Tao; Gallagher, Larry – American Institutes for Research, 2004
The purpose of this simulation was to assess the improvements in estimates of standard errors that could be expected if students participating in NAEP were pre-assigned to test booklets that were adapted to their level of performance based on their state assessment scores. Students in extreme quartiles would receive one regular NAEP block and…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Assessment, Error of Measurement, Educational Testing
