NAEP 1996 State Assessment Program in Science. Technical Report / Nancy L. Allen, Spencer S. Swinton and Steven P. Isham.

This technical report on the National Association of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1996 State Assessment Program in Science provides an overview of the design, implementation and analysis of the educational assessment including details of sampling design, field administration, preliminary data analysi...

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Main Authors: Allen, Nancy L.
Swinton, Spencer S. (Author)
Isham, Steven P. (Author)
Zelenak, Christine A. (Author)
Corporate Author: Educational Testing Service
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998.
Subjects:
Academic Achievement.
Academic Standards.
Educational Change.
Elementary Secondary Education.
Hands on Science.
National Competency Tests.
Problem Solving.
Science Education.
Science Process Skills.
Sex Differences.
Standardized Tests.
Student Evaluation.
Tables (Data)
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Information Analyses.
Reports, Research.
Genre:
Information Analyses.
Reports, Research.
Physical Description:447 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
This technical report on the National Association of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1996 State Assessment Program in Science provides an overview of the design, implementation and analysis of the educational assessment including details of sampling design, field administration, preliminary data analysis, and reporting of state results. This report also provides details on the background of the development of the 1996 instrument for science, sample design and selection, state and school cooperation, processing and scoring assessment materials, creation of the database and database products, weighting procedures and variance estimation, theoretical background and philosophy of NAEP scaling procedures, data analysis and scaling for the science assessment program, and conventions used in reporting the results. (DDR)
Note:Availability: U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328.
Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Education Statistics (edition), Washington, DC.
ERIC Note: Lists 24 "collaboratons" on title page. For related document on "Findings," see edition 405 221.
Microform.
Call Number:ED412138 Microfiche
ISBN:9780160493911
0160493919
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.