BAA Technical Reports

The following are technical reports and appendices about statewide assessments administered by the BAA. Reports appear by assessment name, followed by their associated appendices, if any.

If you have questions regarding any of these documents, please contact the BAA psychometric staff.

 

 

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Final ELPA 2013 Technical Report (316 pages)

 

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MEAP Technical Report, 2011-2012 (156 pages)

• Appendix A: Summary Statistics of Matrix Sampling
• Appendix B: Data Created for Field Test Items
• Appendix C: Computation of DIF Statistics
• Appendix D: Statistics Used on Item Labels
• Appendix E: New Developed Cut Scores
• Appendix F: Updated Revised Accommodation Summary Table
• Appendix G: Sample Output for Key Check
• Appendix H: Item Statistics
• Appendix I: Standard Setting Technical Report
• Appendix J: Classical Item Statistics
• Appendix K: Scale Score Statistics and Performance Level Perc
• Appendix L: Histogram of Scale Score Distributions
• Appendix M: Summary of Item Response Theory Statistics
• Appendix N: Summary of Item Fit Statistics
• Appendix O: Alpha Reliabilities
• Appendix P: Empirical IRT Reliabilities
• Appendix Q: Rater Agreement
• Appendix R: Statewide Classification Accuracy
• Appendix S: ELA Alignment Study Technical Report
• Appendix T: Mathematics Alignment Study Technical Report
• Appendix U: Science Alignment Study Technical Report
• Appendix V: Performance of Different Student Populations
• Appendix W: Histogram of Scale Score Distributions by Student
• Appendix X: Independent Quality Assurance Review

 

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MEAP-AccessTechnical Report, 2011-2012 Addendum, October 2012 (251 pages)

 

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MI-Access Functional Independence ELA, Mathematics, and Science Technical Report, 2011-2012 Addendum, October 2012 (108 pages)

MI-Access Functional Independence ELA, Mathematics, and Science Technical Report, 2010-2011 Addendum, August 2011 (88 pages)

MI-Access Functional Independence ELA, Mathematics, and Science Technical Report, 2008-2009 Addendum, August 2009 (68 pages)

MI-Access Participation and Supported Independence ELA, Mathematics, and Science Technical Report, 2011-2012 Addendum, October 2012 (73 pages)

MI-Access Participation and Supported Independence ELA, Mathematics, and Science Technical Report, 2010-2011 Addendum, August 2011 (60 pages)

MI-Access Supported Independence and Participation ELA, Mathematics, and Science Technical Report , 2008-2009 Addendum, August 2009 (60 pages)

 

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MME Spring 2012 Technical Manual: Final Report (328 pages)