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50 Years of ERIC
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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Assessing Students With Disabilities: Issues and Evidence
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Koretz, Daniel; Barton, Karen – Educational Assessment, 2004
Historically, many students with disabilities were excluded from large-scale assessments. Recent federal and state policy initiatives, including the most recent reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, require that the large majority of students with disabilities be included in the statewide assessments used in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Change, Accountability, Disabilities
Describing Performance Standards: Validity of the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress Achievement Level Descriptors as Characterizations of Mathematics Performance.
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Burstein, Leigh; Koretz, Daniel; Linn, Robert; Sugrue, Brenda; Novak, John; Baker, Eva L.; Harris, Elizabeth Lewis – Educational Assessment, 1996
Three studies evaluating the validity of the descriptors and exemplars of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) as characterizations of the actual mathematics performance of students at achievement levels are reported. Serious inconsistencies were found between actual performance and descriptors and exemplars. Recommendations for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, National Surveys
Setting Standards and Interpreting Achievement: A Cautionary Tale from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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Deibert, Edward; Koretz, Daniel – Educational Assessment, 1996
The use of achievement levels and anchor points in press reports of the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress mathematics assessment was studied. In a review of 41 articles, widespread oversimplification and frequent misinterpretations were found, sometimes stemming from standards-based reporting. Implications for future standards-based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests