ERIC Number: ED591460
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 270
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New York State Testing Program 2016: English Language Arts and Mathematics Grades 3-8. Technical Report
New York State Education Department
This technical report provides detailed information regarding the technical, statistical, and measurement attributes of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) for the Grades 3-8 Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2016 Operational Tests. This report includes information about test content and test development, item (i.e., individual test question) and test statistics, validity and reliability, differential item functioning (DIF) studies, test administration, scoring, linking, scaling, and student performance. [This report was developed by Questar Assessment, Inc. under contract with the New York State Education Department. For the 2015 report, see ED591459.]
Descriptors: Testing Programs, English, Language Arts, Mathematics Tests, Language Tests, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Test Construction, Test Validity, Scoring, Testing, Data Collection, Item Response Theory, Equated Scores, Test Reliability, Error of Measurement, Common Core State Standards, Scaling, Test Bias, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests
New York State Education Department. 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234. Tel: 518-474-3852; Web site: http://www.nysed.gov
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Grade 3; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New York State Education Department
Identifiers - Location: New York
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