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NCES has just released its report linking state scores to state scores - or rather, percent proficient on state tests to percent proficient on NAEP tests. The table that shows the comparisons at no point makes clear that the NAEP levels are provisional. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/researchcenter/statemapping_t1.asp Never mind that independent researchers such as NAS and NAE have found the levels setting to be profoundly flawed and set too high. In a paper for PARE, Bert Stoneberg makes may points re: comparing state and NAEP, among them: - "The percentage at or above basic is the appropriate NAEP statistic for confirming state AYP results." This was the conclusion of the NAEP validity studies panel. In 2005, NAEP some of the narratives and charts focused more on basic than proficient. - "Confirmation of state testing results should not be conducted on a point-by-point basis." He cites a NAGB Ad Hoc committee which drew this conclusion - apparently ignored in this latest NCES report. To keep this short, I will not go on. The report is available at http://pareonline.net/pdf/v12n5.pdf. Monty Monty Neill, Ed.D. Co-Executive Director FairTest 342 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 617-864-4810 fax 617-497-2224 monty@fairtest.org http://www.fairtest.org Donate: https://secure.entango.com/servlet/donate/MnrXjT8MQqk
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