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Chromy, James R.; And Others – 1981
The primary sample for Year 11 of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was selected in March 1979, and was preceded by an 18-month planning effort. During the planning period, research concentrated in five specific areas: sampling frame construction, stratification criteria, efficiency study review, techniques and computer…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Computer Programs, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Echternacht, Gary – 1980
The assertion that Model C is feasible for Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I evaluation, why it is feasible, and reasons why it is so seldom used are explained. Two assumptions must be made to use the special regression model. First, a strict cut-off must be used on the pretest to assign students to Title I and comparison groups. Second,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Analysis of Covariance, Compensatory Education, Computer Programs
Cliff, Norman; And Others – 1977
TAILOR is a computer program that uses the implied orders concept as the basis for computerized adaptive testing. The basic characteristics of TAILOR, which does not involve pretesting, are reviewed here and two studies of it are reported. One is a Monte Carlo simulation based on the four-parameter Birnbaum model and the other uses a matrix of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Programs, Difficulty Level