Item bias is defined as the dependence of item responses and group membership conditional on the value of the trait that the test is supposed to measure. The results of item bias detection methods based on this conditional definition and using a stepwise or iterative procedure appear to be adequate. In this paper, experimental studies in the…

When standard paper-and-pencil tests are used to measure progress in mathematics, specific assumptions quite apart from those dealing with the statistical validity of the test are often made. These can lead to improper student treatment and often suggest successful teaching which is not warranted. The results of examining 32 fourth through sixth…

The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. It appears that more than 40 percent of a class of students and approximately 60 percent of Algebra I students take Algebra II. Each Algebra II student took a test containing one of…

This is a part of the Manitoba Mathematics Assessment Program 1987. Actual testing material and the manual for grade 12 are provided. The test (38 items) requires 75 minutes to be taken. Part A (30 items) has core items for every student and Part B has optional items on which students write only two sections (8 items) from those designated by the…

This is a part of the Manitoba Mathematics Assessment Program 1987. Actual testing material and the manual for grade 12 are provided. The test (39 items) requires 90 minutes to be taken. Part A (31 items) has core items for every student and Part B has optional items on which students write only two sections (8 items) from those designated by the…

This is a part of the Manitoba Mathematics Assessment Program 1987. Actual testing material and the manual for grade six are provided. The test (90 items) requires two 45-minute sessions. The manual describes general testing instructions, administration, scoring method and key, and format for recording the final test scores. (YP)

This is a part of the Manitoba Mathematics Assessment Program 1987. Actual testing material and the manual for grade three are provided. The test (100 items) requires two 30-minute sessions. The manual describes general testing instructions, administration, scoring method and key, and format for recording the final test scores. (YP)

The purpose of this paper is to report the research that took place during the development of the "ENRIGHT Diagnostic Inventory of Basic Arithmetic Skills." This is a criterion-referenced test designed to provide educators with information useful for changing instructional strategies based on known error patterns of students in grades 1 through 9.…

The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) conducted several surveys between 1964 and 1985. Sweden has taken part in nine of the surveys. This paper reports the survey results briefly. Major sections included are: (1) Swedish results for all IEA studies; (2) science tests in 1970 and 1983; (3) mathematics…

For almost 20 years, student achievement in the United States has been measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reported in recent years as "The Nation's Report Card." Based on a sample size of 25,000 students at each of three grade levels, it has provided the only data that reflect in a comprehensive way what…

Interest in state level assessment compared with national assessment is increasing in many states. This report makes 12 recommendations to the U.S. Department of Education and to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) grantee on how state achievement data from 1990 mathematics assessments should be measured and reported by NAEP,…

This book which treats the central issues facing mathematics teaching today, provides both a picture of current practice and innovation and a state of the art review of research in mathematics education. The first section, "Innovations," provides an overview of new technologies, new forms of assessment, and new curriculum developments.…

With some procedural differences, this study replicated an early study designed to develop algorithms for converting scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) with those on the Prueba de Aptitud Academica (PAA) scale and vice versa. The study involved selection of test items equally appropriate and useful for English- and Spanish-speaking…

Scholastic and personal characteristics of students undertaking exit competency examinations are investigated. Research questions concerned: what the tests measure, whether the tests provide unique information or are duplicating other easily obtained measures, whether it is possible to increase the probability of student success by controlling…

The study reported in this paper examined whether a disproportionate number of boys and girls in a given grade level at various schools might have an inequitable effect on the mean achievement test scores of those schools. The student population of the Palm Beach County Schools, Florida, reflecting a cross-section of socio-economic backgrounds,…