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ERIC Number: EJ545454
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Enhancing the Validity and Usefulness of Large-Scale Educational Assessments: IV. NELS:88 Science Achievement to 12th Grade.
Nussbaum, E. Michael; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v34 n1 p151-73 Spr 1997
This study is fourth in a series demonstrating that achievement tests are multidimensional and that using subscores from national surveys can enhance test validity and usefulness. It extends the analyses of science achievement data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) through grade 12. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, High Schools, Knowledge Level, National Surveys, Sciences, Test Format, Test Use, Test Validity, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Large Scale Assessment; Multidimensionality (Tests); National Education Longitudinal Study 1988
Note: Research supported by Office of Educational Research and Improvement Grant G0087C0235 and National Science Foundation Grant RED-9253068.