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5 Using Innovations in Measurement and Reporting: Releasing a Representative Set of Test Questions
Pages 30-33

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... For example, the collection of items for fourth grade mathematics would consist of the appropriate number and mix of test items needed to represent the domain of fourth grade mathematics, as defined by NAEP's frameworks. The Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices was interested in the purposes that might be served by such a release of items and requested that workshop discussants consider who might use this information and how it might be used.
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From page 31...
... STIMULATING DISCUSSION AMONG TEACHERS Workshop speakers observed that release of a large number of representative items could be used to stimulate discussion among teachers regarding the format and content of test questions. In addition, review of the released items could facilitate discussions about ways to align local curricula and instructional practices with the material covered on the national assessment.
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From page 32...
... Otherwise, teachers and other users might categorize items themselves, perhaps incorrectly, in order to make inferences about the relationships between material tested and content covered by their curricula. Workshop discussants also suggested that it would be useful to associate the released items with the NAEP achievement level category of students expected to answer the question correctly.
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... NAEP produces high-quality items and test materials. Allowing test developers to view large amounts of NAEP test materials (test questions as well as rubrics for scoring constructed response items)
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