Spring 2022 NSCAS Growth ELA, Mathematics, and Science Technical Report - 2022 technical report

Oct 15, 2026

Spring 2022 NSCAS Growth ELA, Mathematics, and Science Technical Report presents how the Nebraska Department of Education designed, developed, and administered the NSCAS Growth assessments. It documents the validity-argument framework, purposes for using test results, the test design process, blueprints, item types, depth-of-knowledge, and ALD development for each subject. It further covers content alignment, universal design, sensitivity and fairness, item construction, and data review. The report also addresses administration roles, training, accessibility features, UAT, student participation criteria, and test security.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages185

Reading Time7 h 46 min

AccessFree to download

Executive Summary

Introduction

NSCAS Overview

Background

Schedule of Major Events

Building a Validity Argument

Intended Purposes and Uses of Test Results

Theory of Action

Test Design and Development

Test Designs

Academic Content Standards

Blueprints

Item Types

Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

ALD Development

ELA Passage Development

Item Development

Content Alignment

Universal Design

Sensitivity and Fairness

Test Construction (ELA and Mathematics)

Data Review

Test Administration and Security

User Roles and Responsibilities

Administration Training

Item Type Samplers

Accommodations and Accessibility Features

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Student Participation

Test Security

Spring 2022 NSCAS Growth ELA, Mathematics, and Science Technical Report © 2022 Nebraska Department of Education. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Table of Contents Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................10 Section 1: Introduction ..............................................................................................................13 1.1. NSCAS Overview........................................................................................................13 1.2. Background.................................................................................................................14 1.3. Schedule of Major Events ...........................................................................................14 1.4. Building a Validity Argument .......................................................................................15 1.5. Intended Purposes and Uses of Test Results .............................................................16 1.6. Theory of Action ..........................................................................................................17 Section 2: Test Design and Development .................................................................................19 2.1. Test Designs ...............................................................................................................19 2.2. Academic Content Standards......................................................................................21 2.3. Blueprints ....................................................................................................................21 2.4. Item Types ..................................................................................................................21 2.5. Depth of Knowledge (DOK) .........................................................................................22 2.6. ALD Development .......................................................................................................23 2.6.1. Policy ALDs .....................................................................................................23 2.6.2. Range ALDs ....................................................................................................23 2.6.2.1. ELA and Mathematics .......................................................................24 2.6.2.2. Science .............................................................................................26 2.6.3. Reporting ALDs ...............................................................................................27 2.7. ELA Passage Development ........................................................................................29 2.8. Item Development .......................................................................................................29 2.8.1. Item Specifications ..........................................................................................29 2.8.2. ELA and Mathematics .....................................................................................30 2.8.3. Science ...........................................................................................................30 2.8.4. Item Retirement...............................................................................................30 2.9. Content Alignment ......................................................................................................30 2.9.1. Alignment and Adaptive Testing ......................................................................31 2.9.2. 2019 Mathematics Alignment Study ................................................................31 2.10. Universal Design ........................

FAQs

What assessments are covered in the Spring 2022 NSCAS Growth technical report?

The report covers NSCAS Growth assessments in ELA, Mathematics, and Science.

How does the report describe the validity argument and use of results?

It includes a validity-argument framework and explains intended purposes and uses of test results within the assessment design process.

What topics are covered for test administration and security?

It covers user roles and responsibilities, administration training, accommodations and accessibility features, user acceptance testing, student participation criteria, and test security.

Oct 15, 2026

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