Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) - Technical Report - 2011 - Prepared by Data Recognition Corporation

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Spring 2011 Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) technical report describes development and operational field testing for Grades 3-8 and 11 in reading, mathematics, and science. The report explains item and test development procedures, including content standards, test blueprints, item writing and review, item banking, and construction of operational forms. It also details psychometric methods such as Rasch calibrating and equating, validity and reliability, performance standards, scale score metric, embedded and standalone field test summaries, and online testing timelines.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages379

Reading Time15 h 55 min

AccessFree to download

Background

Purpose and Organization of This Report

Background of the NeSA Assessment

Item and Test Development

Content Standards

Test Blueprints

Multiple-Choice Items

Passage Selection

Item Development and Review

Item Banking

Operational Forms Construction Process

Reading Assessment

Math Assessment

Science Assessment

Reading and Mathematics Operational Assessment

Rasch Calibrating and Equating

Validity and Reliability

Setting Performance Standards

Scale Score Metric

Reading Pre-and Post-equated Comparison

Reading and Math Embedded Field Test

Psychometric Summary

Science Standalone Field Test

Sampling Design

Psychometric Summary

Online Testing Times

References

Appendices

Spring 2011 Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) Grades 3‐8 and 11 Reading Operational and Field Test Mathematics Operational and Field Test Science Field Test Technical Report October 2011 Prepared by Data Recognition Corporation Nebraska State Accountability 2011Technical Report 2011 NEBRASKA STATE ACCOUNTABILITY (NeSA) TECHNICAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BACKGROUND 1.1. Purpose and Organization of This Report .................................................................................. 1 1.2. Background of the NeSA Assessment ........................................................................................ 1 􀁸 Previous Nebraska Assessment (STARS) 􀁸 Purpose of the NeSA 􀁸 Phase-In Schedule for NeSA 􀁸 Advisory Committees 2. ITEM AND TEST DEVELOPMENT 2.1. Content Standards........................................................................................................................3 2.2. Test Blueprints.............................................................................................................................4 2.3. Multiple-Choice Items.................................................................................................................4 2.4. Passage Selection.........................................................................................................................4 2.5. Item Development and Review ...................................................................................................4 􀁸 Item Writer Training 􀁸 Item Writing 􀁸 Item Review 􀁸 Editorial Review of Items 􀁸 Universal Designed Assessments 􀁸 Depth of Knowledge 􀁸 Item Content Review 􀁸 Sensitivity and Bias Review 2.6. Item Banking ............................................................................................................................. 16 2.7. The Operational Forms Construction Process ........................................................................... 16 􀁸 DIF in Operational Forms Construction 􀁸 Review of the Items and Test Forms 2.8. Reading Assessment .................................................................................................................. 18 􀁸 Test Design 􀁸 Psychometric Targets 􀁸 Equating Design 2.9. Math Assessment 19 􀁸 Test Design 􀁸 Psychometric Targets 􀁸 Equating Design Nebraska State Accountability 2011Technical Report 2.10 Science Assessment 20 􀁸 Initial Standalone Field Test 􀁸 Forms Assembly 􀁸 Forms Approval Meeting 􀁸 Equating Design 3. READING AND MATHEMATICS OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT 3.1. Rasch Calibrating and Equating ................................................................................................22 3.2. Validity and Reliability .............................................................................................................22 􀁸 Items Analyses 􀁸 Item Difficulty 􀁸 Forms Performance Summary 􀁸 State Performance Summary 􀁸 Decision Consistency 3.3. Setting Performance Standards .................................................................................................36 3.4. Scale Score Metric ....................................................................................................................38 3.5. Reading Pre-and Post-equated Comparison .............................................................................40 4. READING AND MATH EMBEDDED FIELD TEST 4.1. Psychometric Summary.............................................................................................................42 􀁸 Traditional Item Statistics 􀁸 Differential Item Functioning (DIF) 5. SCIENCE STANDALONE FIELD TEST 5.1. Sampling Design .......................................................................................................................48 5.2. Psychometric Summary........................................................................................................

FAQs

What is the purpose and organization of the NeSA 2011 technical report?

The report outlines its purpose and how it is organized, including the broader background of the NeSA assessment.

How does the report describe reading and mathematics operational assessment methods?

It details Rasch calibrating and equating, validity and reliability, performance standards, and scale score metric, including pre- and post-equated comparison for reading.

What does the report cover for the science standalone field test?

It presents the sampling design and psychometric summary, including traditional item statistics and differential item functioning (DIF).

Sep 18, 2026

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