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Direct linkSophie Litschwartz – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background/Context: Pass/fail standardized exams frequently selectively rescore failing exams and retest failing examinees. This practice distorts the test score distribution and can confuse those who do analysis on these distributions. In 2011, the Wall Street Journal showed large discontinuities in the New York City Regent test score…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Pass Fail Grading, Scoring Rubrics, Scoring Formulas
Download full textPartnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2015
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a group of states working together to develop a modern assessment that replaces previous state standardized tests. It provides better information for teachers and parents to identify where a student needs help, or is excelling, so they are able to enhance instruction to…
Descriptors: Literacy, Language Arts, Scoring Formulas, Scoring
Peer reviewedReynolds, Cecil R.; Clark, Julia H. – Psychology in the Schools, 1986
Describes a method using age equivalents and standard scores to recreate the full range of variability in the scores of high-functioning individuals. The method allows for a more complete interpretation of performance that can lead to better educational and therapeutic programing. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, High Achievement
Jones, Bernard G.; Gramenz, Gary W. – Spectrum, 1983
Describes procedure for combining Stanford Achievement Test items with local supplementary items to measure individual and aggregate student performance in mathematics. Two reports are generated from the test results: a diagnostic report of student mastery of each objective and an overall score. (TE)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis, Item Banks
Hill, Clifford – Teachers College Record, 2004
This article examines two kinds of problems associated with the English Language Arts test at the fourth-grade level in New York State: (1) problems that inhere in the test itself and (2) problems associated with its use. As for the test itself, three kinds of problems are analyzed: (1) the use of multiple-choice tasks to assess reading…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Reading Comprehension, Language Arts, English
Lawrence, Ida M.; Schmidt, Amy Elizabeth – College Entrance Examination Board, 2001
The SAT® I: Reasoning Test is administered seven times a year. Primarily for security purposes, several different test forms are given at each administration. How is it possible to compare scores obtained from different test forms and from different test administrations? The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the statistical…
Descriptors: Scores, Comparative Analysis, Standardized Tests, College Entrance Examinations
Laitsch, Dan – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005
Standardized testing plays an increasingly important role in the lives of today's students and educators. The U.S. No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires assessment in math and literacy in grades 3-8 and 10 and, as of 2007-08, in science once in grades 3-5, 6-9, and 10-12. Based on National Center for Education Statistics enrollment projections,…
Descriptors: Testing, Standardized Tests, Enrollment Projections, Accountability
