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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Relationship between IEP Characteristics and Test Scores on an Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
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Karvonen, Meagan; Huynh, Huynh – Applied Measurement in Education, 2007
Although many studies have examined the alignment of state standards with large-scale assessment and instruction, fewer have attended to alignment concerning alternate assessments for students with significant disabilities. This study was designed to (1) compare expectations in one state's alternate assessment (AA) with curricular priorities…
Descriptors: State Standards, Mathematics Tests, Scores, Reading Comprehension
Performance of Students with Disabilities under Regular and Oral Administrations of a High-Stakes Reading Examination
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Huynh, Huynh; Barton, Karen E. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2006
This study examined the effect of oral administration accommodations on test structure and student performance on the Reading test of the South Carolina High School Exit Examination (HSEE). The examination was given at Grade 10 and was untimed; hence, students were permitted as much time as they needed to answer all the questions. Three groups of…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Exit Examinations, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement
A Case Study of Vertically Moderated Standard Setting for a State Science Assessment Program
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Buckendahl, Chad W.; Huynh, Huynh; Siskind, Theresa; Saunders, Joseph – Applied Measurement in Education, 2005
Under the adequate yearly progress requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act (2001), states are currently faced with the challenge of demonstrating continuous improvement in student performance in reading and mathematics. Beginning in 2007 to 2008, science will be required as a component of the NCLB Act. This article describes South…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Standard Setting, Elementary School Science
Vertically Moderated Standards: Background, Assumptions, and Practices
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Huynh, Huynh; Schneider, Christina – Applied Measurement in Education, 2005
Developmental (vertical) scales are often constructed for subject areas such as reading and mathematics that are taught continuously in elementary schools. In other subjects such as science, and across a wider grade span, such scales are hard to justify. For tracking student progress and school accountability (including the No Child Left Behind…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, National Competency Tests, Accountability, Academic Achievement
Consistency and Predictive Nature of Vertically Moderated Standards for South Carolina's 1999 Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests of Language Arts and Mathematics
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Huynh, Huynh; Barton, Karen E.; Meyer, J. Patrick; Porchea, Sameano; Gallant, Dorinda – Applied Measurement in Education, 2005
This article reports on the consistency of the achievement-level classifications (below basic, basic, proficient, and advanced) established in 1999 for the South Carolina Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests (PACT; Huynh, Meyer, & Barton, 2000) of English language arts and mathematics. It also utilizes the PACT longitudinal data files of student…
Descriptors: Student Records, Language Arts, Accountability, Academic Achievement
Comparability of Student Performance Between Regular and Oral Administrations for a High-Stakes Mathematics Test
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Huynh, Huynh; Meyer, J. Patrick; Gallant, Dorinda J. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2004
This study examined the effect of oral administration accommodations on test structure and student performance on the mathematics portion of the South Carolina High School Exit Examination (HSEE). The examination was given at Grade 10 and was untimed. Three groups of students were studied. Two groups took the regular form. One group had recorded…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 10, Mathematics Tests, Disabilities