| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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| Introduction |
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| Section 1 |
Test Construction and Administration |
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Test Development |
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Table 1.1 |
Numbers of Operational Items and Points by Item Type for Each MDHSA Content Area
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Test Specifications |
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Table 1.2 |
Algebra Blueprint |
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Table 1.3 |
Biology Blueprint |
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Table 1.4 |
English Blueprint |
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Table 1.5 |
Government Blueprint
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Item Selection and Form Design |
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Table 1.6 |
Form Construction Specifications for the January 2007 Administration |
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Table 1.7 |
Form Construction Specifications for the May 2007 Administration |
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Table 1.8 |
Form Construction Specifications for the Summer 2007 Administration |
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| Section 2 |
Validity |
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| Section 3 |
Scoring Procedures and Score Types |
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Scale Scores
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Conditional Standard Errors of Measurement
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Lowest and Highest Obtainable Test Scores
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Cut-Scores |
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Table 3.1 |
MDHSA 2007 Cut-Scores by Content Area |
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Year-to-Year Scale Maintenance
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Special Analyses Carried Out to Support the January Biology Scoring |
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Table 3.2 |
Summary Results of Form C Special Scoring Options
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| Section 4 |
Test-Level Analyses |
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Demographic Distributions |
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Table 4.1 |
Demographic Information for Algebra |
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Table 4.2 |
Demographic Information for Biology |
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Table 4.3 |
Demographic Information for English |
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Table 4.4 |
Demographic Information for Government
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Reliability |
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Summary Statistics |
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Table 4.5 |
Mean Scale Scores by Administration |
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Table 4.6 |
Comparison of Mean Scores |
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Table 4.7 |
Comparison of Percentage Passing Rates |
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Table 4.8 |
Performance Classification Percentages in 2007 for Algebra and English |
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Table 4.9 |
Summary Statistics for Algebra: January Forms |
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Table 4.10 |
Summary Statistics for Algebra: May Forms |
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Table 4.11 |
Summary Statistics for Algebra: Summer Forms |
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Table 4.12 |
Summary Statistics for Biology: January Forms |
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Table 4.13 |
Summary Statistics for Biology: May Forms |
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Table 4.14 |
Summary Statistics for Biology: Summer Forms |
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Table 4.15 |
Summary Statistics for English: January Forms |
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Table 4.16 |
Summary Statistics for English: May Forms |
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Table 4.17 |
Summary Statistics for English: Summer Forms |
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Table 4.18 |
Summary Statistics for Government: January Forms |
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Table 4.19 |
Summary Statistics for Government: May Forms |
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Table 4.20 |
Summary Statistics for Government: Summer Forms |
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Decision Accuracy and Consistency |
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Table 4.21 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: Algebra January Forms |
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Table 4.22 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: Algebra May Forms |
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Table 4.23 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: Algebra Summer Forms |
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Table 4.24 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: Biology January Forms |
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Table 4.25 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: Biology May Forms |
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Table 4.26 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: Biology Summer Forms |
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Table 4.27 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: English January Forms |
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Table 4.28 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: English May Forms |
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Table 4.29 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: English Summer Forms |
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Table 4.30 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: Government January Forms |
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Table 4.31 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: Government May Forms |
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Table 4.32 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: Government Summer Forms |
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| Section 5 |
Field Test Analyses |
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Classical Item Analyses
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Differential Item Functioning
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IRT Calibration and Scaling
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Statistical Summary Tables |
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Table 5.1 |
Distribution of P-Values for the January Field Test SR Items |
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Table 5.2 |
Distribution of P-Values for the January Field Test CR Items |
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Table 5.3 |
Distribution of Item-Total Correlations for the January Field Test SR Items |
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Table 5.4 |
Distribution of Item-Total Correlations for January Field Test CR Items |
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Table 5.5 |
Distribution of P-Values for the May Field Test SR Items |
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Table 5.6 |
Distribution of P-Values for the May Field Test CR Items |
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Table 5.7 |
Distribution of Item-Total Correlations for the May Field Test SR Items |
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Table 5.8 |
Distribution of Item-Total Correlations for May Field Test CR Items |
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Table 5.9 |
Field Test Items Excluded from Calibration |
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Table 5.10 |
Field Test Items with Statistical Flags Retained in Calibration |
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| Appendices |
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Appendix A |
Classical Item Statistics: Operational Forms |
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Appendix B |
Classical Item Statistics: Field Test Items
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