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Download full textStone, Elizabeth; Davey, Tim – Educational Testing Service, 2011
There has been an increased interest in developing computer-adaptive testing (CAT) and multistage assessments for K-12 accountability assessments. The move to adaptive testing has been met with some resistance by those in the field of special education who express concern about routing of students with divergent profiles (e.g., some students with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Adaptive Testing, Accountability, Computer Assisted Testing
Stone, Elizabeth; Cook, Linda – Educational Testing Service, 2009
Research studies have shown that a smaller percentage of students with learning disabilities participate in state assessments than do their peers without learning disabilities. Furthermore, there is almost always a performance gap between these groups of students on these assessments. It is important to evaluate whether a performance gap on a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, State Standards, Educational Testing, Science Tests
Johnson, Jeff, Ed. – Educational Testing Service, 2009
In four articles adapted from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Research Report Series, Issue 2 of ETS Research Spotlight provides a small taste of the range of assessment-related research capabilities of the ETS Research and Development Division. Those articles cover assessment-related research aimed at developing models of student learning,…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Educational Testing, Research Reports, Measures (Individuals)
Rizavi, Saba; Way, Walter D.; Davey, Tim; Herbert, Erin – Educational Testing Service, 2004
Item parameter estimates vary for a variety of reasons, including estimation error, characteristics of the examinee samples, and context effects (e.g., item location effects, section location effects, etc.). Although we expect variation based on theory, there is reason to believe that observed variation in item parameter estimates exceeds what…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Test Items, Computation, Context Effect
A Culture of Evidence: An Evidence-Centered Approach to Accountability for Student Learning Outcomes
Millett, Catherine M.; Payne, David G.; Dwyer, Carol A.; Stickler, Leslie M.; Alexiou, Jon J. – Educational Testing Service, 2008
This paper presents a framework that institutions of higher education can use to improve, revise and introduce comprehensive systems for the collection and dissemination of information on student learning outcomes. For faculty and institutional leaders grappling with the many issues and nuances inherent in assessing student learning, the framework…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Testing, Accountability, Outcomes of Education
Educational Testing Service, 2007
Innovations, Educational Testing Service (ETS's) corporate magazine, provides information on educational assessment for educators, school leaders, researchers and policymakers around the world. Each issue focuses on a particular theme in assessment. This issue explores the question, "What makes a great teacher?" Articles in this issue…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Teacher Effectiveness, Periodicals, Educational Testing
