1st Edition

An Introduction To Multistage Testing Ame V19#3

By Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Copyright 2006
    76 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    State Assessment Policy and Practice for English Language Learners: A National Perspective presents three significant studies, each examining a different aspect of states' strategies for including English language learners in state assessments. An Analysis of State Assessment Policies Regarding Accommodations for English Language Learners; A Survey and Description of Test Translation Practices; and An Examination of State Practices for Reporting Participation and Performance of English Language Learners in State Assessments. This issue focuses on the topic of 'An Introduction to Multistage Testing'.

    Guest Editor's An Introduction to Multistage Testing, RESEARCH ARTICLES A Testlet Assembly Design for Adaptive Multistage Tests, Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of Several Computer-Based test Designs for Credentialling Exams with Multiple Purposes, Optimal and Nonoptimal Computer-based test Design for making Pass-fail Decisions, How Big is Big Enough? Sample Size Requirements for CAST Item Parameter Estimation, COMMENTARY Multistage Testing Widely or Narrowly Applicable?

    Biography

    Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Guest Editor Alan D. Mead