Standard Errors in Educational Assessment: A Policy Analysis Perspective

Creator

Greg Camilli

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

March 1996

Abstract

In many educational settings, educational gains are measured and evaluated rather than absolute levels of achievement. Gains must be estimated for individual students, teachers, schools, districts, and so forth. In some educational programs, schools are required to make "statistically significant" progress over the course of one school year. This would typically require and estimate of the standard error (SE for short) of the gain, which is a number representing the precision of the gain similar to the "margin of error" in polls. Because SEs can be used to define educational targets, it is important to understand precisely what a standard error is -- and this requires going beyond the simple textbook definition. ...

Keywords

Educational evaluation

Extent

18

Volume

4

Issue

4

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

E11-00053

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Recommended Citation

Camilli, Greg, "Standard Errors in Educational Assessment: A Policy Analysis Perspective" (1996). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 300.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/300