Method for evaluating standardized test results
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1. A method for evaluating group-administered test results, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a set of class profiles by test administrator, each class profile indicative of the question by question performance of a respective class on a selected group-administered test comprising a plurality of questions which are directed to measure the same characteristic;
(b) generating with a computer a normative profile indicate of normative class performance on the selected test, where the members of each class included in the normative profile are subject to the direction of the same test administrator on the selected test;
(c) comparing each of the class profiles with the normative profile on a question-by-question basis; and
(d) generating a measure of the question by question variation of each of the class profiles from the normative profile.
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A method for evaluating standardized test results includes providing a set of class profiles, each indicative of performance of a respective class for a selected test on a question-by-questions basis. One or more normative profiles are generated from these class profiles, and each normative profile is indicative of expected class performance for the test on a question-by-question basis. Individual ones of the class profiles that deviate excessively from the normative profiles on a question-by-question basis are then identified and used as an indication that the test was improperly administered for the respective class.
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1. A method for evaluating group-administered test results, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a set of class profiles by test administrator, each class profile indicative of the question by question performance of a respective class on a selected group-administered test comprising a plurality of questions which are directed to measure the same characteristic;
(b) generating with a computer a normative profile indicate of normative class performance on the selected test, where the members of each class included in the normative profile are subject to the direction of the same test administrator on the selected test;
(c) comparing each of the class profiles with the normative profile on a question-by-question basis; and
(d) generating a measure of the question by question variation of each of the class profiles from the normative profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15)
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7. A method for evaluating group-administered test results, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a set of class profiles by test administrator, each class profile indicative of the question by question performance of a respective class on a selected group-administered test comprising a plurality of questions which are directed to measure the same characteristic;
(b) generating with a computer a normative profile indicative of normative class performance on the selected test where the members of each class included in the normative profile are subject to the direction of the same test administrator on the selected test;
(c) generating a measure of the question by question variation of each of the class profiles from the normative profile; and
(d) identifying individual ones of the class profiles that deviate excessively from the normative profile on a question-by-question basis. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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16. A method for evaluating standardized test results, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a set of sub-group profiles, each sub-group comprising a plurality of individuals whose test question responses are exposed to a common element affecting test administration and each sub-group profile indicative of the question by question performance of a respective sub-group on a selected standardized test comprising a plurality of questions which are directed to measure the same characteristic;
(b) generating with a computer a normative profile indicative of normative sub-group performance on the selected test; and
(c) evaluating administration of the selected test based on a comparison of each of the sub-group profiles from the normative profile on a question-by-question basis. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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