04627nam 2200649 a 450 991096009600332120251116141217.00-309-18428-20-309-51399-5(CKB)110986584753550(SSID)ssj0000150862(PQKBManifestationID)11159834(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150862(PQKBWorkID)10281683(PQKB)10802408(MiAaPQ)EBC3375361(Au-PeEL)EBL3375361(CaPaEBR)ebr10038634(OCoLC)923255816(BIP)53856923(BIP)6319967(EXLCZ)9911098658475355020000502d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEvaluation of the voluntary national tests, year 2 final report /Lauress L. Wise, Richard J. Noeth, and Judith A. Koenig, editors ; Committee on the Evaluation of the Voluntary National Tests, Year 2, Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, DC National Academy Pressc1999xiii, 95 p. illCompass seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-309-06788-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-87).Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction and History -- 2 Purpose and Use -- 3 Item Quality and Readiness -- 4 Technical Issues in Test Development -- 5 Inclusion and Accommodation -- 6 Reporting -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- APPENDIX A The National Assessment Governing Board's Draft Scenarios for the Purpose and Use of the Voluntary National Tests -- APPENDIX B Achievement-Level Descriptions For 4th-Grade Reading and 8th-Grade Mathematics.In his 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced a federal initiative to develop tests of 4th-grade reading and 8th-grade mathematics that could be administered on a voluntary basis by states and school districts beginning in spring 1999. The principal purpose of the Voluntary National Tests (VNT) is to provide parents and teachers with systematic and reliable information about the verbal and quantitative skills that students have achieved at two key points in their educational careers. The U.S. Department of Education anticipated that this information would serve as a catalyst for continued school improvement, by focusing parental and community attention on achievement and by providing an additional tool to hold school systems accountable for their students' performance in relation to nationwide standards. Shortly after initial development work on the VNT, Congress transferred responsibility for VNT policies, direction, and guidelines from the department to the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB, the governing body for the National Assessment of Educational Progress). Test development activities were to continue, but Congress prohibited pilot and field testing and operational use of the VNT pending further consideration. At the same time, Congress called on the National Research Council (NRC) to assess the VNT development activities. Since the evaluation began, the NRC has issued three reports on VNT development: an interim and final report on the first year's work and an interim report earlier on this second year's work. This final report includes the findings and recommendations from the interim report, modified by new information and analysis, and presents our overall conclusions and recommendations regarding the VNT.Compass series (Washington, D.C.)Educational tests and measurementsUnited StatesReading (Elementary)Ability testingUnited StatesMathematical abilityTestingEducational tests and measurementsReading (Elementary)Ability testingMathematical abilityTesting.372.126/0973Wise Lauress L1814916Noeth Richard J1863645Koenig Judith A1495660National Research Council (U.S.).Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.Board on Testing and Assessment.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960096003321Evaluation of the voluntary national tests, year 24470293UNINA