Skip to main content
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Contact

Search form

American Institutes for Research

  • Our Work
    • Education
    • Health
    • International
    • Workforce
    • ALL TOPICS >
  • Our Services
    • Research and Evaluation
    • Technical Assistance
  • Our Experts
  • News & Events

You are here

  • Home
30 Oct 2009
Report

Psychometric Advances in Alternate Assessment

Gary Phillips, Louis Danielson, and Lynnett Wright

This report provides the technical details of an alternate assessment design that has resulted from a long-term research and development effort at AIR. The methodology is currently in use in two states, South Carolina and New Mexico. The design overcomes many of the inaccuracies and inefficiencies of current methods used by most states. The AIR design is more accurate because: (1) the test is adaptive, i.e., the difficulty of the items is adapted to the ability of the students, and (2) the design puts the psychometrics of alternate assessment on par with regular assessments, allowing states to measure growth across years and grades for special education students. The design is more efficient because it costs less than most other alternate assessments and requires less testing time from students and teachers. The design has been approved under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) for New Mexico and is expected to be approved for South Carolina.

PDF icon Psychometric Advances in Alternate Assessments

Further Reading

  • Transition to Teaching Grant Program: 2002 Cohort Case Studies
  • State Systems of Support Under NCLB: Design Components and Quality Considerations
  • States Work Hard to Implement NCLB’s ‘State Systems of Support’ Requirement to Help Low-Performing Schools, But Face Challenges
  • Despite Common Core’s Promise of Uniformity, AIR Study Finds State Achievement Standards Remain Out of Sync
  • AIR Principal Researcher Angela Minnici Selected by U.S. Education Department to Review Second Round of State Applications for ESEA Waivers
Share

Topic

Education
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Special Education

RESEARCH. EVALUATION. APPLICATION. IMPACT.

About Us

About AIR
Board of Directors
Leadership
Experts
Clients
Contracting with AIR
Contact Us

Our Work

Education
Health
International
Workforce

Client Services

Research and Evaluation
Technical Assistance

News & Events

Careers at AIR


Search form


 

Connecting

FacebookTwitterLinkedinYouTubeInstagram

American Institutes for Research

1400 Crystal Drive, 10th Floor
Arlington, VA 22202-3289
Call: (202) 403-5000
Fax: (202) 403-5000

Copyright © 2020 American Institutes for Research®.  All rights reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap