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Stewart, Joshua; Rhoads, Christopher; Serdiouk, Marina; Van Dine, Douglas; Cherasaro, Trudy; Klute, Mary – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2019
Historically, students took Algebra I in high school, but there has been a recent trend toward taking it in middle school (Domina, 2014). In the past two decades the proportion of middle school students taking Algebra I or more-advanced math courses has doubled (Domina, 2014). Success in Algebra I is important because it is a gateway course for…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Middle School Mathematics, Algebra
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Kannan, Priya; Sgammato, Adrienne; Tannenbaum, Richard J. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2015
Establishing cut scores using the Angoff method requires panelists to evaluate every item on a test and make a probability judgment. This can be time-consuming when there are large numbers of items on the test. Previous research using resampling studies suggest that it is possible to recommend stable Angoff-based cut score estimates using a…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Test Items, Standard Setting (Scoring), Feasibility Studies
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Livingston, Samuel A.; Rupp, Stacie L. – ETS Research Report Series, 2004
Some previous research results imply that women tend to perform better, relative to men, on constructed-response (CR) tests than on multiple-choice (MC) tests in the same subjects. An analysis of data from several tests used in the licensing of beginning teachers supported this hypothesis, to varying degrees, in most of the tests investigated. The…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Multiple Choice Tests, Beginning Teachers, Hypothesis Testing
Gitomer, Drew H. – Educational Testing Service, 2007
The past eight years have seen an unprecedented level of education policy activity focused on issues of teacher quality. Policies have been developed at federal, state, and institutional levels, and include increased institutional reporting of teacher candidates' test scores, the mandate for Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) in the No Child Left…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Educational Testing