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Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 48
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Development of a New ReadiStep™ Scale Linked to the PSAT/NMSQT® Scale. Research Report 2013-4
Kim, YoungKoung; Hendrickson, Amy; Patel, Priyank; Melican, Gerald; Sweeney, Kevin
College Board
The purpose of this report is to describe the procedure for revising the ReadiStep™ score scale using the field trial data, and to provide technical information about the development of the new ReadiStep scale score. In doing so, this report briefly introduces the three assessments--ReadiStep, PSAT/NMSQT®, and SAT®--in the College Board Pathway system, describes the sample obtained in the field trial, discusses the procedure for linking ReadiStep to PSAT/NMSQT, and presents the results of the new ReadiStep scale score.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Educational Assessment, High School Students, Scores, Academic Standards, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Writing Achievement, Grade 8, Data Collection, Reliability, Error of Measurement, Equated Scores
College Board. 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281. Tel: 212-713-8000; e-mail: research@collegeboard.org; Web site: http://research.collegeboard.org
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: College Board
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test; SAT (College Admission Test)
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