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Download full textHaberman, Shelby J.; Sinharay, Sandip – Educational Testing Service, 2011
Subscores are reported for several operational assessments. Haberman (2008) suggested a method based on classical test theory to determine if the true subscore is predicted better by the corresponding subscore or the total score. Researchers are often interested in learning how different subgroups perform on subtests. Stricker (1993) and…
Descriptors: True Scores, Test Theory, Prediction, Group Membership
Dorans, Neil J.; Liang, Longjuan; Puhan, Gautam – Educational Testing Service, 2010
Scores are the most visible and widely used products of a testing program. The choice of score scale has implications for test specifications, equating, and test reliability and validity, as well as for test interpretation. At the same time, the score scale should be viewed as infrastructure likely to require repair at some point. In this report…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Standard Setting (Scoring), Test Interpretation, Certification
Young, John W.; Cline, Fred – Educational Testing Service, 2009
"High Schools That Work" (HSTW) is a school improvement initiative that was inaugurated by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in 1987. The main purpose of this concurrent validity study is to evaluate one or more measures by investigating their relationship to other commonly used and established measures given at or about the…
Descriptors: Validity, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, High Schools
Educational Testing Service, 2008
The TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) test is an English-language proficiency test for people whose native language is not English. It measures the everyday English skills of people working in an international environment. The scores indicate how well people can communicate in English with others in business, commerce, and…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Achievement Tests, Guides, Language Tests
Millett, Catherine M.; Stickler, Leslie M.; Payne, David G.; Dwyer, Carol A. – Educational Testing Service, 2007
In 2006, Educational Testing Service (ETS) made a commitment to the higher education community to provide information that would help inform the national dialogue on accountability in higher education. This report "A Culture of Evidence: Critical Features of Assessments for Postsecondary Student Learning" (also referred to as "COE…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Higher Education, Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment
Barton, Paul E. – Educational Testing Service, 2004
The purpose of this report is to help in the evolution of these systems by examining the measures used, including, but not limited to, tests. The author asks: Are these the best measures? Are they used right? Are there other measures that should be employed? It is the model of reform itself that is examined, and the report does not address…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Academic Standards, Student Evaluation
Sinharay, Sandip; Almond, Russell; Yan, Duanli – Educational Testing Service, 2004
Model checking is a crucial part of any statistical analysis. As educators tie models for testing to cognitive theory of the domains, there is a natural tendency to represent participant proficiencies with latent variables representing the presence or absence of the knowledge, skills, and proficiencies to be tested (Mislevy, Almond, Yan, &…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Epistemology, Educational Assessment, Item Response Theory
