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Northwest Evaluation Association, 2015
Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) computer adaptive interim assessments serve many purposes, from informing instruction to identifying students for intervention to projecting proficiency on state accountability assessments. To make sure its flagship product does the latter, Northwest Evaluation Association™ (NWEA™) routinely conducts studies…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing, Scores
Northwest Evaluation Association, 2014
In order to determine which test is more appropriate to administer to elementary grade students, it is important to consider the purpose of the test in conjunction with the ability and grade level of the students. Northwest Evaluation Association™ (NWEA™) designed Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) tests mindful of the amount of learning that…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2016
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a state-led consortium designed to create next-generation assessments that, compared to traditional K-12 assessments, more accurately measure student progress toward college and career readiness. The PARCC assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Career Readiness, College Readiness, Test Validity
Glas, Cees A. W.; Vos, Hans J. – 1998
A version of sequential mastery testing is studied in which response behavior is modeled by an item response theory (IRT) model. First, a general theoretical framework is sketched that is based on a combination of Bayesian sequential decision theory and item response theory. A discussion follows on how IRT based sequential mastery testing can be…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Item Response Theory, Mastery Tests