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Download full textWright, Douglas; Cohen, Michael P. – 1993
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently expanded its national survey to include state representative samples on a trial basis. In 1992, the NAEP undertook studied non-response in the trial assessment through two simulation projects. The first looked at state assessments that were similar to NAEP tests for states with low…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Simulation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Carlson, James E. – 1993
In this article some results are presented relating to the dimensionality of instruments containing polytomously scored as well as dichotomously scored items, concentrating on the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress' (NAEP) mathematics and reading assessment data and several simulated datasets. The maximum likelihood factor analytic…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
Nandakumar, Ratna – 1992
The phenomenon of simultaneous differential item functioning (DIF) amplification and cancellation and the role of the SIBTEST computer program in detecting it were studied. A variety of simulated test data was generated for this purpose. In addition, the following real test data were used: (1) American College Testing program data for 2,115 males…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Testing, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
