Test design
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Spanish MAP Growth Reading technical report
This technical report documents the processes and procedures employed by NWEA to build and support the Spanish MAP Growth Reading assessment.
By: Shudong Wang, Patrick Meyer, Carmen Hall, Teresa Krastel, Adam Withycombe
Products: MAP Growth, MAP Spanish
Topics: Test design, Assessments in Spanish, Computer adaptive testing
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This report presents the results of a mode comparability study conducted based on empirical data to evaluate how scores from MAP Growth administered on the constraint-based engine (CBE) compare to those administered on the current MAP Growth engine known as COLO.
By: Patrick Meyer, Emily Bo
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: Measurement & scaling, Test design
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5 Guiding Principles for Improving Reading Fluency Assessment
This Michigan Association of Superintendents and Principles blog post examines 5 Guiding Principles for Improving Reading Fluency Assessment
Topics: Test design, Academic content, Reading & language arts
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The purpose of this literature review is to study the advantages and limitations of various through-course summative assessment models with the goal of informing the design of the NWEA through-year solution.
By: Garron Gianopulos
Topics: Test design, Computer adaptive testing
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This technical report is written for measurement professionals and administrators to help evaluate the quality of the MAP Growth assessments.
By: Patrick Meyer
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: Measurement & scaling, Item response theory, Test design
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The major purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of CAT test design and bank distribution on the content coverage and the efficiency of the tests.
By: Shudong Wang, Hong Jiao
Topics: Test design, Computer adaptive testing, Learning standards & alignment
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This study, using real data, provides empirical evidence of construct and invariance construct of MAP scales across grades at different academic calendars for 10 different states.
By: Shudong Wang, Marth S. McCall, Hong Jiao, Gregg Harris
Topics: Measurement & scaling, Test design