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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790600803321

Titolo

Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement / / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2011]

copyright 2011

ISBN

1-283-49170-2

9786613491701

0-8213-8590-9

Descrizione fisica

xx, 260 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Collana

National assessment of educational achievement ; ; v. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

GreaneyVincent

KellaghanThomas

Disciplina

371.26/2

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States

Educational evaluation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The logistics of a national assessment -- pt. 2. School sampling methodology -- pt. 3. Data preparation, validation, and management -- pt. 4. Weighting, estimation, and sampling error.

Sommario/riassunto

Implementation of a National Assessment of Educational Achievement focuses on the practical tasks involved in running a large-scale national assessment program. It has four parts. Part I provides an overview of the tasks involved - how the essential activities of an assessment are organized and implemented, the personnel and resources that are required, and the tasks that follow the collection of data. In Part II, a methodology for selecting a sample of students that will be representative of students in the education system is presented. Principles underlying sampling are described, as well a