Report
Research and Development Report
Use of Person-Fit Statistics in Reporting and Analyzing National Assessment of Educational Progress Results
NCES
Author(s):
Sedlacek, D. Alex
Publication date:
January 1995
Survey areas:
Publication number:
NCES 95713
Summary
This study investigated the usefulness of one approach to measuring the assessment accuracy of NAEP data (weighted-total-fit-mean-square) using the 1990 NAEP. The study analyzed the fit of response patterns to the measurement model across individuals; looked for group and item-type differences; and evaluated the practical significance of the weighted-total-fit-mean-square.