Reliability and Linking of Assessments

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ReliabilityandLinking of Assessments
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Figure 1 Differences Between Percentages
Proficient or Above on State Assessments and on
NAEP Grade 8 Mathematics, 2005
Data sources State of the States, Education
Week Quality Counts At 10, 25(17), p 79, January
5, 2006 The Nations Report Card Mathematics
2005, p 16, 2006, National Center for Education
Statistics.
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Figure 2 Scatter Plot of Percent Proficient or
Above on the State Assessment and Percent
Proficient or Above on NAEP Grade 8 Mathematics,
2005
Data sources State of the States, Education
Week Quality Counts At 10, 25(17), p 79, January
5, 2006 The Nations Report Card Mathematics
2005, p 16, 2006.
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Figure 3 Scatter Plot of Percent Proficient or
Above on the State Assessment and Percent Basic
or Above on NAEP Grade 8 Mathematics, 2005
Data sources State of the States, Education
Week Quality Counts At 10, 25(17), p 79, January
5, 2006 The Nations Report Card Mathematics
2005, p 16, 2006.
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Table 3a Math Performance in 10 States Whose Proficient Cut Scores Appear More Aligned with the NAEP Proficient Level Grade 8, 2005 Table 3a Math Performance in 10 States Whose Proficient Cut Scores Appear More Aligned with the NAEP Proficient Level Grade 8, 2005 Table 3a Math Performance in 10 States Whose Proficient Cut Scores Appear More Aligned with the NAEP Proficient Level Grade 8, 2005 Table 3b Math Performance in 37 States Whose Proficient Cut Scores Appear More Aligned with the NAEP Basic Level Grade 8, 2005 Table 3b Math Performance in 37 States Whose Proficient Cut Scores Appear More Aligned with the NAEP Basic Level Grade 8, 2005 Table 3b Math Performance in 37 States Whose Proficient Cut Scores Appear More Aligned with the NAEP Basic Level Grade 8, 2005
Mean Standard Error Mean Standard Error
Proficient or Above on NAEP 26 2.5 Basic or Above on NAEP 70 1.2
Proficient or Above on State Test 30 2.6 Proficient or Above on State Test 66 1.7
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Differences Between Percentages Basic or Above on
NAEP and Proficient or Above on State
Assessments Grade 8 Mathematics, 2005