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Linking Statewide Tests to the National Assessment of Educational Progress: Accuracy of Combining Test Results across States.
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Ercikan, Kadriye – Applied Measurement in Education, 1997
Linking scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to statewide test results was studied. Results based on an equipercentile procedure suggest that such a link does not provide precise information. Information from a linking study should be limited to rough estimates of students in each NAEP achievement level. (SLD)
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Estimation (Mathematics), National Surveys, State Programs
Linking Statewide Tests to the National Assessment of Educational Progress: Stability of Results.
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Linn, Robert L.; Kiplinger, Vonda L. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1995
The adequacy of linking statewide standardized test results to the National Assessment of Educational Progress by using equipercentile equating procedures was investigated using statewide mathematics data from four states. Results suggest that the linkings are not sufficiently trustworthy to make comparisons based on the tails of the distribution.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Equated Scores, Mathematics Tests