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Determining Sufficient Measurement Opportunities when Using Multiple Cut Scores
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Norman, Rebecca L.; Buckendahl, Chad W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2008
Many educational testing programs report examinee performance at more than two levels of proficiency. Whether these assessments have the capacity to support these multiple inferences, though, is a topic that has not been widely discussed. This study proposes a method for evaluating the minimum number of measurement opportunities for reporting…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Student Evaluation, Educational Testing, Mathematics Achievement
Can a Teacher-Led State Assessment System Work?
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Bandalos, Deborah L. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2004
Recent implementation of Nebraska's Standards-based Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) introduced a unique opportunity to examine the benefits and drawbacks of a teacher-led state assessment system. STARS is unique among state assessment systems in that statewide tests are replaced by locally developed assessments designed by…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Testing Programs, State Standards, Academic Standards
History and Background of Nebraska's School-Based Teacher-Led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS)
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Roschewski, Pat – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2004
Nebraska's approach to standards, assessment, and accountability, the School-based Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) is based upon local control and the belief that classrooms and teachers must be at the heart of student learning and accountability. STARS relies on locally-developed assessment systems to accurately measure and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Role