LEADER 04627nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910960096003321 005 20251116141217.0 010 $a0-309-18428-2 010 $a0-309-51399-5 035 $a(CKB)110986584753550 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000150862 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11159834 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150862 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10281683 035 $a(PQKB)10802408 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375361 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375361 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10038634 035 $a(OCoLC)923255816 035 $a(BIP)53856923 035 $a(BIP)6319967 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584753550 100 $a20000502d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEvaluation of the voluntary national tests, year 2 $efinal report /$fLauress 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 Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cNational Academy Press$dc1999 215 $axiii, 95 p. $cill 225 1 $aCompass series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-309-06788-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 84-87). 327 $aFront 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. 330 $aIn his 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced a federal initiative to develop tests of 4th-grade reading and 8th-grade mathematics that could be administered on a voluntary basis by states and school districts beginning in spring 1999. The principal purpose of the Voluntary National Tests (VNT) is to provide parents and teachers with systematic and reliable information about the verbal and quantitative skills that students have achieved at two key points in their educational careers. The U.S. Department of Education anticipated that this information would serve as a catalyst for continued school improvement, by focusing parental and community attention on achievement and by providing an additional tool to hold school systems accountable for their students' performance in relation to nationwide standards. Shortly after initial development work on the VNT, Congress transferred responsibility for VNT policies, direction, and guidelines from the department to the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB, the governing body for the National Assessment of Educational Progress). Test development activities were to continue, but Congress prohibited pilot and field testing and operational use of the VNT pending further consideration. At the same time, Congress called on the National Research Council (NRC) to assess the VNT development activities. Since the evaluation began, the NRC has issued three reports on VNT development: an interim and final report on the first year's work and an interim report earlier on this second year's work. This final report includes the findings and recommendations from the interim report, modified by new information and analysis, and presents our overall conclusions and recommendations regarding the VNT. 410 0$aCompass series (Washington, D.C.) 606 $aEducational tests and measurements$zUnited States 606 $aReading (Elementary)$xAbility testing$zUnited States 606 $aMathematical ability$xTesting 615 0$aEducational tests and measurements 615 0$aReading (Elementary)$xAbility testing 615 0$aMathematical ability$xTesting. 676 $a372.126/0973 701 $aWise$b Lauress L$01814916 701 $aNoeth$b Richard J$01863645 701 $aKoenig$b Judith A$01495660 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.$bBoard on Testing and Assessment. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960096003321 996 $aEvaluation of the voluntary national tests, year 2$94470293 997 $aUNINA