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Direct linkPorter, Andrew; Polikoff, Morgan S.; Barghaus, Katherine M.; Yang, Rui – Educational Researcher, 2013
We describe an innovative automated test construction algorithm for building aligned achievement tests. By incorporating the algorithm into the test construction process, along with other test construction procedures for building reliable and unbiased assessments, the result is much more valid tests than result from current test construction…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Automation, Test Construction, Alignment (Education)
Download full textKenney, Patricia Ann; Silver, Edward A. – 1999
This paper presents an overview of the design features that were developed for the Content Analysis Project. The purpose of the project was to examine the congruence between a state's test in eighth-grade mathematics and that used by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The results of this analysis were then to be used to determine…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Butler, E. Dean – 1988
The process of development of tests for teacher certification in Tennessee is described. In response to the Tennessee Comprehensive Education Reform Act of 1984 requiring the use of tests for individuals seeking initial teacher licensure, the Department of Education identified 12 areas of teacher endorsement for which no currently validated and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Content Analysis, Higher Education, Item Banks
