Return-Path: <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i8FG9PR26977; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:09:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:09:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <96EFE09A72BF1D4588C129811A782F9347F46D@mhemtymsg01.mhe.mhc> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Connor, Bill" <Bill_Connor@ctb.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:649] RE: recommended instructional hours before retest? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 4909 Lines: 133 I think you may have misread my reply. We recommend alternating the forms, not repeating if the same level is given. BTW, both forms are now normed etc. at the same time with item selection coming from a single item pool. The six month time if the same form and level is repeated is considered sufficient time for any consistent memory effect to have passed. I.e. the reading passage may look familiar, but its contents are no longer rememebered. Bill Connor Senior Product Manager CTB McGraw-Hill LLC 1-831-393-7429 -----Original Message----- From: Marie Cora [mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 7:20 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:647] RE: recommended instructional hours before retest? Hi Bill and everyone, Thanks for sending this information. I had a question for you Bill: my training in test administration has always taught me to alternate test forms so that the test remains as bias-free for each student as possible. (For example, a student with excellent memory may excel on the test if it's the same one she took the last time, while a different student perhaps cannot rely on his memory to help him through.) So I wanted to ask you about that: why does CTB recommend using the same form? Alternate forms are supposed to be exactly comparable, so it shouldn't make a difference in performance if a different form is used. Thanks! marie cora Moderator, NIFL Assessment Discussion List, and Coordinator/Developer LINCS Assessment Special Collection at http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/ marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com -----Original Message----- From: nifl-assessment@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-assessment@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Connor, Bill Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:25 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:645] RE: recommended instructional hours before retest? CTB recommends that at least a six month interval occur between retesting using the SAME FORM AND LEVEL of the test. As TABE has two forms at each level, one can retest every three months using the same LEVEL, but different FORMS. Bill Connor Senior Product Manager CTB McGraw-Hill LLC 1-831-393-7429 -----Original Message----- From: Marie Cora [mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 11:27 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:643] RE: recommended instructional hours before retest? Hi Cathy and everyone, Good question. I know this is a question on many people's minds. Off the top of my head: the state of Mass. grappled greatly with test/retest requirements with the TABE. The state contracted with the Center for Educational Assessment at UMass, Amherst who performed various analyses on retesting and numbers of instructional hours and the results and recommendations can be found at: http://www.sabes.org/assessment/tabe.htm The state now follows these requirements. Each of the tests that you mention, Cathy, (TABE, BEST, CASAS) should state a minimum number of hours before retest in their corresponding Norms Book. Any program that has purchased any of these assessments should have the Norms Book. If you go to the LINCS Assessment Support Website and click on Measurement Tools, the contact information for each test is there. That could also be a place to look for this information - by emailing personnel at the test publisher. http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/tools.html All that said, I'm sure you are looking for a quick answer here, rather than slogging thru all those exciting norms books! Does anyone happen to have these numbers off the top of their head? In the meantime, I'll go slogging myself and see what I can find. Thanks, marie cora Moderator, NIFL Assessment Discussion List, and Coordinator/Developer LINCS Assessment Special Collection at http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/ marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com -----Original Message----- From: nifl-assessment@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-assessment@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Cathy Shank Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 1:59 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:642] recommended instructional hours before retest? Does anyone know what each of the test publishers for TABE, CASAS, and BEST recommends as the MINIMUM number of instructional hours before someone is reassessed? With high stakes testing, many centers are under pressure to post-test sooner (before a student drops out) in order to demonstrate some type of progress. We are wondering what the test creators have said about optimum/minimum instructional time between tests. Cathy C. Shank ABE Professional Development Coordinator Adult Education and Literacy Information Network RESA III, 501 22nd Street Dunbar, WV 25064 phone: 304-766-7655 ext. 112 toll-free: 1-800-257-3723 ext. 112 fax: 304-766-7915 email: cshank@access.k12.wv.us
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