| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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| CHAPTER I: HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS |
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| Section 1 |
Introduction |
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| Section 2 |
Test Construction and Administration |
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Test Development |
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Table 2.1 |
Number of Operational Items by Item Type for Each MD HSA Content Area
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Test Specifications |
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Table 2.2 |
MD HSA Algebra Blueprint |
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Table 2.3 |
MD HSA Biology Blueprint |
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Table 2.4 |
MD HSA English Blueprint |
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Table 2.5 |
MD HSA Government Blueprint
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Item Selection and Form Design |
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Table 2.6 |
Form Construction Specifications for the MD HSA October 2009 Administration |
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Table 2.7 |
Form Construction Specifications for the MD HSA January 2010 Administration |
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Table 2.8 |
Form Construction Specifications for the MD HSA April 2010 Administration |
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Table 2.9 |
Form Construction Specifications for the MD HSA May 2010 Administration |
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Table 2.10 |
Form Construction Specifications for the MD HSA Summer 2010 Administration |
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Table 2.11 |
Number of Operational (OP) and Field Test (FT) Items by Administration and MD HSA Content Area |
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Test Administration |
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Table 2.12 |
Test Timing Schedule in Minutes by Content Area |
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| Section 3 |
Validity |
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Evidence Based on Analyses of Test Content |
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Evidence Based on Analyses of Internal Test Structure |
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Table 3.1 |
Correlations between Subscores by MD HSA Content Area - Algebra & Biology |
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Table 3.2 |
Correlations between Subscores by MD HSA Content Area - English & Government |
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Table 3.3 |
MD HSA Confirmatory Factor Analyses Fit Statistics |
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Table 3.4 |
Number of MD HSA Operational Items Flagged for High Omit Rate |
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| Section 4 |
Scoring Procedures |
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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 4.1 |
MD HSA Cut Scores by Content Area |
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Year-to-Year Scale Maintenance
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| Section 5 |
Test Characteristics |
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Reliability |
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Decision Accuracy and Consistency |
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Table 5.1 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Algebra October 2009 Form |
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Table 5.2 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Algebra January 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.3 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Algebra April 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.4 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Algebra May 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.5 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Algebra Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.6 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Biology October 2009 Form |
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Table 5.7 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Biology January 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.8 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Biology April 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.9 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Biology May 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.10 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Biology Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.11 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA English October 2009 Form |
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Table 5.12 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA English January 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.13 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA English April 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.14 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA English May 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.15 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA English Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.16 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Government October 2009 Form |
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Table 5.17 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Government January 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.18 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: Government April 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.19 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Government May 2010 Forms |
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Table 5.20 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD HSA Government Summer 2010 Forms |
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| Section 6 |
Student Characteristics |
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Summary Statistics |
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Table 6.1 |
MD HSA Mean Scale Scores by Administration |
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Table 6.2 |
MD HSA Mean Scale Scores over Test Years |
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Table 6.3 |
MD HSA Percentage Passing Rates (Proficient + Advanced) over Test Years |
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Table 6.4 |
MD HSA Performance Classification Rates in 2010 for Algebra, Biology, and English |
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Table 6.5 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Algebra: October 2009 Form |
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Table 6.6 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Algebra: January 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.7 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Algebra: April 2010 Form |
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Table 6.8 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Algebra: May 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.9 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Algebra: Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.10 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Biology: October 2009 Form |
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Table 6.11 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Biology: January 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.12 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Biology: April 2010 Form |
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Table 6.13 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Biology: May 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.14 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Biology: Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.15 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA English: October 2009 Form |
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Table 6.16 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA English: January 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.17 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA English: April 2010 Form |
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Table 6.18 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA English: May 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.19 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA English: Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.20 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Government: October 2009 Form |
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Table 6.21 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Government: January 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.22 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Government: April 2010 Form |
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Table 6.23 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Government: May 2010 Forms |
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Table 6.24 |
Summary Statistics for MD HSA Government: Summer 2010 Forms
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Demographic Characteristics |
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Table 6.25 |
Demographic Information for MD HSA Algebra |
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Table 6.26 |
Demographic Information for MD HSA Biology |
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Table 6.27 |
Demographic Information for MD HSA English |
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Table 6.28 |
Demographic Information for MD HSA Government |
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| Section 7 |
Field Test Analyses |
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Classical Item Analyses |
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Table 7.1 |
Distribution of P-Values for the MD HSA January 2010 Field Test Items |
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Table 7.2 |
Distribution of Item-Total Correlations for the MD HSA January 2010 Field Test |
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Table 7.3 |
Distribution of P-Values for the MD HSA May 2010 Field Test Items |
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Table 7.4 |
Distribution of Item-Total Correlations for the MD HSA May 2010 Field Test Items |
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Table 7.5 |
MD HSA Field Test Items Excluded from Calibration |
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Table 7.6 |
MD HSA Field Test Items with Statistical Flags Retained in Calibration
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Differential Item Functioning
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IRT Calibration and Scaling
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| CHAPTER II: MODIFIED HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS |
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| Section 8 |
Introduction |
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| Section 9 |
Test Construction and Administration |
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Test Development
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Test Specifications |
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Table 9.1 |
MD Mod-HSA Algebra Blueprint |
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Table 9.2 |
MD Mod-HSA Biology Blueprint |
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Table 9.3 |
MD Mod-HSA English Blueprint |
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Table 9.4 |
MD Mod-HSA Government Blueprint
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Test Administration |
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Table 9.5 |
MD Mod-HSA Testing Timing Schedule in Minutes by Content Area
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| Section 10 |
Validity |
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Evidence Based on Analyses of Test Content |
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Evidence Based on Analyses of Internal Test Structure |
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Table 10.1 |
Correlations between MD Mod-HSA Subscores by Content Area - Algebra & Biology |
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Table 10.2 |
Correlations between MD Mod-HSA Subscores by Content Area - English & Government |
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Table 10.3 |
MD Mod-HSA Confirmatory Factor Analyses Fit Statistics |
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| Section 11 |
Scoring Procedures |
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Scale Scores
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Lowest and Highest Obtainable Test Scores
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Cut Scores |
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Table 11.1 |
MD Mod-HSA Cut Scores by Content Area
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| Section 12 |
Test Characteristics |
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Reliability |
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Decision Accuracy and Consistency |
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Table 12.1 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Algebra October 2009 Form |
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Table 12.2 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Algebra January 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.3 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Algebra April 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.4 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Algebra May 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.5 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Algebra Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.6 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Biology October 2009 Form |
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Table 12.7 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Biology January 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.8 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Biology April 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.9 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Biology May 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.10 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Biology 2010 Summer Forms |
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Table 12.11 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA English October 2009 Form |
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Table 12.12 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA English January 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.13 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA English April 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.14 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA English May 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.15 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA English Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.16 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Government October 2009 Form |
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Table 12.17 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Government January 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.18 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Government April 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.19 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Government May 2010 Forms |
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Table 12.20 |
Decision Accuracy and Consistency: MD Mod-HSA Government Summer 2010 Forms |
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| Section 13 |
Student Characteristics |
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Summary Statistics |
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Table 13.1 |
MD Mod-HSA Mean Scale Scores by Content Area and Test Administration |
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Table 13.2 |
MD Mod-HSA Mean Scale Scores by Content Area and Test Year |
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Table 13.3 |
MD Mod-HSA Percentage Passing Rates (Proficient + Advanced) by Content Area and Test Year |
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Table 13.4 |
MD Mod-HSA Percentage of Students in Each Performance Category by Content Area |
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Table 13.5 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Algebra: October 2009 Form |
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Table 13.6 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Algebra: January 2010 Form |
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Table 13.7 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Algebra: April 2010 Form |
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Table 13.8 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Algebra: May 2010 Forms |
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Table 13.9 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Algebra: Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 13.10 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Biology: October 2009 Forms |
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Table 13.11 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Biology: January 2010 Form |
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Table 13.12 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Biology: April 2010 Form |
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Table 13.13 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Biology: May 2010 Forms |
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Table 13.14 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Biology: Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 13.15 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA English: October 2009 Forms |
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Table 13.16 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA English: January 2010 Form |
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Table 13.17 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA English: April 2010 Form |
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Table 13.18 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA English: May 2010 Forms |
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Table 13.19 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA English: Summer 2010 Forms |
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Table 13.20 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Government: October 2009 Forms |
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Table 13.21 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Government: January 2010 Form |
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Table 13.22 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Government: April 2010 Form |
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Table 13.23 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Government: May 2010 Forms |
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Table 13.24 |
Summary Statistics for MD Mod-HSA Government: Summer 2010 Forms
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Demographic Characteristics |
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Table 13.25 |
Demographic Information for MD Mod-HSA Algebra |
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Table 13.26 |
Demographic Information for MD Mod-HSA Biology |
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Table 13.27 |
Demographic Information for MD Mod-HSA English |
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Table 13.28 |
Demographic Information for MD Mod-HSA Government |
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| Appendices |
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Appendix 1A |
MD HSA Classical Item Statistics: Operational Forms |
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Appendix 1B |
MD HSA Classical Item Statistics: Field Test Items |
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Appendix 2A |
MD Mod-HSA Classical Item Statistics: Operational Forms
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References
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