Elementary Mathematics Student Assessment: Measuring the Performance of Grade K, 1, and 2 Students in Counting, Word Problems, and Computation in Fall 2015

Abstract

Fall 2015 K-2 EMSA: Measuring Student Achievement in Counting, Word Problems, and Computation in Grades K, 1, and 2 performed the data analysis for the item calibration, exploratory factor analysis, item-response theorybased models, and vertical linking between grade levels, and he also contributed to writing the report. Zachary Champagne assisted with the development and production of the test. Charity Bauduin reviewed the alignment of items with the Mathematics Florida Standards, managed the report-writing process, and assisted with editing the style and format of the report.Amanda Tazaz coordinated the dissemination and collection of the tests and corresponding consent forms. Kristy Farina designed and managed the data-entry system, trained data entry personnel on the system, verified the accuracy of the data, and assisted with description of the data-entry process and sample descriptives for the present report. Alexandra Utecht, Jiaqui Lu, Senai Tazaz, and Shelby McCrackin served as data-entry personnel. Claire Riddell, Mark McClure, and Monica Hurdal served as reviewers of the test items, response options, and scoring. Anne Thistle provided valuable assistance with copy editing.

Elementary Mathematics Student Assessment: Measuring the Performance of Grade 3, 4 and 5 Students in Number (Whole Numbers and Fractions), Operations, and Algebraic Thinking in Fall 2015

“…These analyses involved first saving the scale scores from the final, vertically scaled scores for the grade 3, 4, and 5 tests. Then, as manifest variables, the scale scores were merged into a file containing similar scores for the spring 2016 EMSA tests for grades 3-5 (Schoen, Anderson, & Bauduin, 2017). We investigated evidence of predictive validity using a single-level regression model in which the Fall 2015 3-5 EMSA scores predicted the Spring 2016 3-5 EMSA scores for each student in the sample with both fall and spring test scores.…”