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Please Don't Use NAEP Scores to Rank Order the 50 States
- Source :
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Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation . Aug 2005 10(9). - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and other large scale tests are often reported as rank ordered lists showing mean values for each of the 50 states. Using data from the 2003 State NAEP Assessment, this paper examines the standard errors associated with State NAEP scores and explains why the use of rank order statistics is inappropriate. An alternate approach anchored to a given state is offered.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1531-7714
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1076010
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative