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Download full textTomkowicz, Joanna; Kim, Dong-In; Wan, Ping – Online Submission, 2022
In this study we evaluated the stability of item parameters and student scores, using the pre-equated (pre-pandemic) parameters from Spring 2019 and post-equated (post-pandemic) parameters from Spring 2021 in two calibration and equating designs related to item parameter treatment: re-estimating all anchor parameters (Design 1) and holding the…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Test Items, Evaluation Methods, Pandemics
Susan Kowalski; Megan Kuhfeld; Scott Peters; Gustave Robinson; Karyn Lewis – NWEA, 2024
The purpose of this technical appendix is to share detailed results and more fully describe the sample and methods used to produce the research brief, "COVID's Impact on Science Achievement: Trends from 2019 through 2024. We investigated three main research questions in this brief: 1) How did science achievement in 2021 and 2024 compare to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Science Achievement, Trend Analysis
Direct linkOECD Publishing, 2022
The world demands bold action to meet the global goal of zero net emissions by 2050. Young people will experience the consequences of climate change more directly during their lifetime than any previous generation in recent history. Education can play a pivotal role in preparing new generations for a greener future. What students learn may mean…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, International Assessment, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests
Peer reviewedBen Seipel; Sarah E. Carlson; Virginia Clinton-Lisell; Mark L. Davison; Patrick C. Kennedy – Grantee Submission, 2022
Originally designed for students in Grades 3 through 5, MOCCA (formerly the Multiple-choice Online Causal Comprehension Assessment), identifies students who struggle with comprehension, and helps uncover why they struggle. There are many reasons why students might not comprehend what they read. They may struggle with decoding, or reading words…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Reading Tests
Mark L. Davison; David J. Weiss; Ozge Ersan; Joseph N. DeWeese; Gina Biancarosa; Patrick C. Kennedy – Grantee Submission, 2021
MOCCA is an online assessment of inferential reading comprehension for students in 3rd through 6th grades. It can be used to identify good readers and, for struggling readers, identify those who overly rely on either a Paraphrasing process or an Elaborating process when their comprehension is incorrect. Here a propensity to over-rely on…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Students
Nebraska Department of Education, 2021
This technical report documents the processes and procedures implemented to support the Spring 2021 Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) Phase I Pilot in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science assessments by NWEA® under the supervision of the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE). The technical report shows how the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Standard Setting, English, Language Arts
Weeks, Jonathan; Baron, Patricia – Educational Testing Service, 2021
The current project, Exploring Math Education Relations by Analyzing Large Data Sets (EMERALDS) II, is an attempt to identify specific Common Core State Standards procedural, conceptual, and problem-solving competencies in earlier grades that best predict success in algebraic areas in later grades. The data for this study include two cohorts of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Common Core State Standards, Problem Solving, Mathematics Tests
