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The Utility of Curriculum-Based Measurement within a Multitiered Framework: Establishing Cut Scores as Predictors of Student Performance on the Alaska Standards-Based Assessment
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Legg, David E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between student performance on Reading Curriculum-based Measures (R-CBM) and student performance on the Alaska's standards based assessment (SBA) administered to students in Studied School District (SSD) Grade 3 through Grade 5 students in the Studied School District as required by…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Cutting Scores, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement
Practical Procedures for Constructing Mastery Tests to Minimize Errors of Classification and to Maximize or Optimize Decision Reliability.
Byars, Alvin Gregg – 1980
The objectives of this investigation are to develop, describe, assess, and demonstrate procedures for constructing mastery tests to minimize errors of classification and to maximize decision reliability. The guidelines are based on conditions where item exchangeability is a reasonable assumption and the test constructor can control the number of…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Difficulty Level, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
English Placement Testing, Multiple Measures, and Disproportionate Impact: An Analysis of the Criterion- and Content-Related Validity Evidence for the Reading & Writing Placement Tests in the San Diego Community College District.
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Armstrong, William B. – 1994
As part of an effort to statistically validate the placement tests used in California's San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) a study was undertaken to review the criteria- and content-related validity of the Assessment and Placement Services (APS) reading and writing tests. Evidence of criteria and content validity was gathered from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College English, Community Colleges, Correlation
An Examination of Criterion-Referenced Test Characteristics in Relation to Assumptions about the Nature of Achievement Variables.
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Graham, Darol L.; Bergquist, Constance – 1975
Two models were identified for criterion-referenced tests, one based on the assumption of a continuous achievement variable and the other assuming a dichotomous or binary variable. Several test characteristics were examined and contrasted for the two models, including the distribution of scores, establishment of a cutting score, test length, item…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores
The Development of a Selection Battery for Phase III-B. Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study. Technical Note Series. Technical Note III-1.
Cahen, Leonard S. – 1976
The development of the Student Selection Battery for the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study is described. This battery, which measures reading and mathematics achievement in second and fifth grade students, will be used to select target students for the study of teaching effectiveness. Methodological considerations included: the limited amount of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Classroom Research