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Mislevy, Robert J. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2012
This article presents the author's observations on Neil Dorans's NCME Career Award Address: "The Contestant Perspective on Taking Tests: Emanations from the Statue within." He calls attention to some points that Dr. Dorans made in his address, and offers his thoughts in response.
Descriptors: Testing, Test Reliability, Psychometrics, Scores

Forsyth, Robert A. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1991
The scales of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), as constructed, do not yield meaningful criterion-referenced interpretations. Poorly defined NAEP goals and the present knowledge base do not allow the measurement of what examinees can and cannot do. Inappropriate interpretations of NAEP data are discussed, with specific…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Item Response Theory

Zwick, Rebecca – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1991
Item parameter estimates derived through item response theory methods have been considered relatively robust to changes in item position and context, but the anomaly in reading scores from the 1986 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) illustrates problems with common population equating procedures when there are test form changes.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Context Effect, Equated Scores, Estimation (Mathematics)

Wolf, Richard M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1992
The relevance of state results on tests of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is illustrated with data from the "Digest of Education Statistics--1990" (U.S. Department of Education). Evidence indicates that the contributions of state differences such as economic or demographic differences to NAEP results cannot be…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Demography, Economic Factors, Educational Assessment

Anderson, Beverly L. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1985
The steady growth of state testing programs and its implications for the measurement community are discussed in terms of testing purposes (monitoring, accountability, and curriculum advancement) and test development, administration, and reporting. It is important that the measurement community address crucial issues to maintain its substantial…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education