1. California Department of Education
Statewide Assessment Division
California Standards Tests
Technical Report
Spring 2009 Administration
Submitted March 1, 2010
Educational Testing Service
Contract No. 5417
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3. STAR Program
Table of Contents (Summarized)
Chapter 1: Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 1
Background ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Test Purpose.......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Test Content .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Intended Population .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Intended Use and Purpose of Test Scores.......................................................................................................................... 3
Testing Window ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Significant STAR Developments in 2009 ............................................................................................................................. 4
Limitations of the Assessment ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Groups and Organizations Involved with the STAR Program ........................................................................................... 5
Overview of the Technical Report ........................................................................................................................................ 5
References ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 2: An Overview of CST Processes ........................................................................................................ 8
Item Development ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Test Variations, Accommodations, and Modifications .................................................................................................... 11
Scores .................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
References ........................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Chapter 3: Item Development........................................................................................................................... 196
Rules for Item Development ............................................................................................................................................. 196
Selection of Item Writers .................................................................................................................................................. 198
Item Review Process ......................................................................................................................................................... 199
Field Testing ...................................................................................................................................................................... 203
Data Review Meetings ....................................................................................................................................................... 205
Item Banking ...................................................................................................................................................................... 206
References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 207
Chapter 4: Test Assembly ................................................................................................................................ 208
Test Length ........................................................................................................................................................................ 208
Rules for Item Selection.................................................................................................................................................... 208
Reference ........................................................................................................................................................................... 213
Appendix 4.B—Cluster Targets ........................................................................................................................................ 223
Chapter 5: Test Administration ........................................................................................................................ 253
Test Security and Confidentiality ..................................................................................................................................... 253
Procedures to Maintain Standardization ......................................................................................................................... 258
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities ............................................................................................................ 260
Demographic Data Corrections ........................................................................................................................................ 261
Testing Irregularities ......................................................................................................................................................... 261
Test Administration Incidents .......................................................................................................................................... 261
References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 262
Chapter 6: Performance Standards ................................................................................................................. 263
Background ....................................................................................................................................................................... 263
Standard Setting Procedure ............................................................................................................................................. 263
Results ............................................................................................................................................................................... 265
References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 268
Chapter 7: Scoring and Reporting ................................................................................................................... 269
Procedures for Maintaining and Retrieving Individual Scores ...................................................................................... 269
Types of Scores and Subscores ...................................................................................................................................... 270
Score Verification Procedures ......................................................................................................................................... 271
Overview of Score Aggregation Procedures .................................................................................................................. 274
Reports to be Produced and Scores for Each Report .................................................................................................... 278
Criteria for Interpreting Test Scores ................................................................................................................................ 280
Criteria for Interpreting Score Reports ............................................................................................................................ 280
Reference ........................................................................................................................................................................... 281
Chapter 8: Analyses .......................................................................................................................................... 372
Samples Used for the Analyses ....................................................................................................................................... 372
Classical Item Analyses .................................................................................................................................................... 373
Reliability Analyses ........................................................................................................................................................... 375
Decision Classification Analyses .................................................................................................................................... 379
Validity Evidence ............................................................................................................................................................... 382
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IRT Analyses ...................................................................................................................................................................... 394
DIF Analyses ...................................................................................................................................................................... 399
References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 401
Chapter 9: Quality Control Procedures ...........................................................................................................609
Quality Control of Item Development .............................................................................................................................. 609
Quality Control of the Item Bank ...................................................................................................................................... 611
Quality Control of Test Materials ..................................................................................................................................... 611
Quality Control of Scanning ............................................................................................................................................. 612
Quality Control of Image Editing ...................................................................................................................................... 613
Quality Control of Answer Document Processing and Scoring .................................................................................... 613
Quality Control of Psychometric Processes ................................................................................................................... 615
Quality Control of Reporting ............................................................................................................................................ 617
Chapter 10: Historical Comparisons ............................................................................................................... 618
Examinee Performance ..................................................................................................................................................... 619
Test Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................... 620
References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 621
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Table of Contents (Full)
Acronyms and Initialisms Used in the CST Technical Report.............................................................................. xiv
Chapter 1: Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 1
Background ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Test Purpose.......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Test Content .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Intended Population .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Intended Use and Purpose of Test Scores.......................................................................................................................... 3
Testing Window ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Significant STAR Developments in 2009 ............................................................................................................................. 4
Elimination of California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (CAT/6 Survey) .............................................................. 4
Release of CST Exemplars .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Limitations of the Assessment ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Score Interpretation ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Out-of-Level Testing .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Score Comparison ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Groups and Organizations Involved with the STAR Program ........................................................................................... 5
State Board of Education (SBE)............................................................................................................................................. 5
California Department of Education (CDE) ............................................................................................................................ 5
Contractors ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Overview of the Technical Report ........................................................................................................................................ 5
References ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 2: An Overview of CST Processes ........................................................................................................ 8
Item Development ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Item Formats .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Item Development Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Item Banking .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Item Refresh Rate and Released Test Questions (RTQ) ....................................................................................................... 9
Test Length ............................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Test Blueprint ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Content Rules and Item Selection.......................................................................................................................................... 9
Psychometric Criteria ........................................................................................................................................................... 10
Test Security and Confidentiality.......................................................................................................................................... 10
Procedures to Maintain Standardization .............................................................................................................................. 11
Test Variations, Accommodations, and Modifications .................................................................................................... 11
Test Variations, Accommodation and Modification Summaries ........................................................................................... 12
Scores .................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Individual Scores.................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Group Scores ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Calibration ............................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Scaling ................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
True Score Equating ............................................................................................................................................................ 15
Equating Samples ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Equating the Braille Versions of the CSTs ........................................................................................................................... 18
Scaling the CSTs for Integrated/Coordinated Science ......................................................................................................... 18
References ........................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Appendix 2.A—CST Item and Estimated Time Chart ....................................................................................................... 21
Appendix 2.B—Reporting Clusters .................................................................................................................................... 22
English–Language Arts ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
History–Social Science ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
Mathematics......................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Science ................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Appendix 2.C—2009 Test Variations, Accommodations, and Modifications ................................................................. 32
Appendix 2.D—Special Services Summary Tables .......................................................................................................... 35
Chapter 3: Item Development........................................................................................................................... 196
Rules for Item Development ............................................................................................................................................. 196
Item Development Specifications ....................................................................................................................................... 196
Expected Item Ratio ........................................................................................................................................................... 197
Selection of Item Writers .................................................................................................................................................. 198
Criteria for Selecting Item Writers ...................................................................................................................................... 198
Item Writer Training ........................................................................................................................................................... 198
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Item Review Process ......................................................................................................................................................... 199
Contractor Review ............................................................................................................................................................. 199
Content Expert Reviews .................................................................................................................................................... 200
Statewide Pupil Assessment Review (SPAR) Panel .......................................................................................................... 203
Field Testing ...................................................................................................................................................................... 203
Stand-Alone Field Testing .................................................................................................................................................. 203
Embedded Field-Test Items ............................................................................................................................................... 204
Data Review Meetings ....................................................................................................................................................... 205
Item Banking ...................................................................................................................................................................... 206
References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 207
Chapter 4: Test Assembly ................................................................................................................................ 208
Test Length ........................................................................................................................................................................ 208
Rules for Item Selection.................................................................................................................................................... 208
Test Blueprint ..................................................................................................................................................................... 208
Content Rules and Item Selection...................................................................................................................................... 208
Psychometric Criteria ......................................................................................................................................................... 209
Projected Psychometric Properties of the Assembled Tests .............................................................................................. 211
Rules for Item Sequence and Layout ................................................................................................................................. 212
Reference ........................................................................................................................................................................... 213
Appendix 4.A—Technical Characteristics....................................................................................................................... 214
Appendix 4.B—Cluster Targets ........................................................................................................................................ 223
Chapter 5: Test Administration ........................................................................................................................ 253
Test Security and Confidentiality ..................................................................................................................................... 253
ETS’s Office of Testing Integrity (OTI) ............................................................................................................................... 253
Test Development .............................................................................................................................................................. 253
Item Review ....................................................................................................................................................................... 253
Item Bank ........................................................................................................................................................................... 254
Transfer of Forms and Items to the CDE ........................................................................................................................... 254
Firewall .............................................................................................................................................................................. 254
Printing............................................................................................................................................................................... 255
Test Administration ............................................................................................................................................................ 255
Test Delivery ...................................................................................................................................................................... 255
Processing and Scoring ..................................................................................................................................................... 256
Data Management ............................................................................................................................................................. 256
Transfer of Scores via Secure Data Exchange .................................................................................................................. 257
Statistical Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................. 257
Reporting and Posting Results........................................................................................................................................... 257
Student Confidentiality ....................................................................................................................................................... 257
Test Results ....................................................................................................................................................................... 257
Procedures to Maintain Standardization ......................................................................................................................... 258
Test Administrators ............................................................................................................................................................ 258
Directions for Administration (DFA) .................................................................................................................................... 259
District and Test Site Coordinator Manual ......................................................................................................................... 259
STAR Management System Manuals ................................................................................................................................ 259
Test Booklets ..................................................................................................................................................................... 260
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities ............................................................................................................ 260
Identification ....................................................................................................................................................................... 260
Scoring............................................................................................................................................................................... 261
Demographic Data Corrections ........................................................................................................................................ 261
Testing Irregularities ......................................................................................................................................................... 261
Test Administration Incidents .......................................................................................................................................... 261
References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 262
Chapter 6: Performance Standards ................................................................................................................. 263
Background ....................................................................................................................................................................... 263
Standard Setting Procedure ............................................................................................................................................. 263
Standard Setting Methodologies ........................................................................................................................................ 264
Results ............................................................................................................................................................................... 265
References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 268
Chapter 7: Scoring and Reporting ................................................................................................................... 269
Procedures for Maintaining and Retrieving Individual Scores ...................................................................................... 269
Scoring and Reporting Specifications ................................................................................................................................ 269
Scanning and Scoring ........................................................................................................................................................ 270
Types of Scores and Subscores ...................................................................................................................................... 270
Raw Score ......................................................................................................................................................................... 270
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Subscore............................................................................................................................................................................ 270
Scale Score........................................................................................................................................................................ 270
Performance Levels ........................................................................................................................................................... 270
Writing Score ..................................................................................................................................................................... 271
Score Verification Procedures ......................................................................................................................................... 271
Scoring Key Verification Process ....................................................................................................................................... 271
Monitoring and Quality Control of Writing Scoring ............................................................................................................. 272
Score Verification Process ................................................................................................................................................. 274
Overview of Score Aggregation Procedures .................................................................................................................. 274
Individual Scores................................................................................................................................................................ 274
Reports to be Produced and Scores for Each Report .................................................................................................... 278
Types of Score Reports ..................................................................................................................................................... 278
Score Report Contents ...................................................................................................................................................... 278
Score Report Applications.................................................................................................................................................. 279
Criteria for Interpreting Test Scores ................................................................................................................................ 280
Criteria for Interpreting Score Reports ............................................................................................................................ 280
Reference ........................................................................................................................................................................... 281
Appendix 7.A—ELA for Writing (Grades Four and Seven) Rubrics .............................................................................. 282
Grade Four Scoring Rubric ................................................................................................................................................ 282
Grade Seven Scoring Rubric ............................................................................................................................................. 285
Appendix 7.B—Scale Score Distributions....................................................................................................................... 288
Appendix 7.C—Demographic Summaries ....................................................................................................................... 292
Appendix 7.D—Types of Score Reports .......................................................................................................................... 368
Chapter 8: Analyses .......................................................................................................................................... 372
Samples Used for the Analyses ....................................................................................................................................... 372
Classical Item Analyses .................................................................................................................................................... 373
Multiple-Choice Items ........................................................................................................................................................ 373
Writing Tasks ..................................................................................................................................................................... 374
Reliability Analyses ........................................................................................................................................................... 375
Intercorrelations, Reliabilities, and SEMs for Reporting Clusters ....................................................................................... 377
Subgroup Reliabilities and SEMs ....................................................................................................................................... 377
Conditional Standard Errors of Measurement .................................................................................................................... 377
Decision Classification Analyses .................................................................................................................................... 379
Writing Score Reliability ..................................................................................................................................................... 380
Prompt and Rater Agreement Summary ............................................................................................................................ 381
Validity Evidence ............................................................................................................................................................... 382
Purpose of the CST ........................................................................................................................................................... 382
The Constructs to Be Measured ........................................................................................................................................ 382
The Scores Generated and the Interpretations and Uses of these Scores ........................................................................ 383
Intended Test Population(s) ............................................................................................................................................... 383
Validity Evidence Collected ................................................................................................................................................ 384
Evidence Based on Response Processes ......................................................................................................................... 391
Evidence Based on Internal Structure ................................................................................................................................ 392
Evidence Based on Consequences of Testing................................................................................................................... 394
IRT Analyses ...................................................................................................................................................................... 394
IRT Model-Data Fit Analyses ............................................................................................................................................. 394
Model Fit Assessment Results ........................................................................................................................................... 396
Evaluation of Scaling ......................................................................................................................................................... 396
Summaries of Scaled IRT b-values.................................................................................................................................... 398
Post-Equating Results ....................................................................................................................................................... 398
DIF Analyses ...................................................................................................................................................................... 399
References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 401
Appendix 8.A—Classical Analyses .................................................................................................................................. 403
Appendix 8.B—Reliability Analyses ................................................................................................................................ 415
Appendix 8.C—Validity Analyses .................................................................................................................................... 497
Appendix 8.D—IRT Analyses ........................................................................................................................................... 541
Scaling and Post-Equating Results .................................................................................................................................... 557
Appendix 8.E—DIF Analyses............................................................................................................................................ 579
Chapter 9: Quality Control Procedures ...........................................................................................................609
Quality Control of Item Development .............................................................................................................................. 609
Item Specifications ............................................................................................................................................................. 609
Item Writers........................................................................................................................................................................ 609
Internal Contractor Reviews ............................................................................................................................................... 609
Assessment Review Panel (ARP) Review ......................................................................................................................... 610
Statewide Pupil Assessment Review (SPAR) Panel Review ............................................................................................. 610
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Data Review of Field Tested Items .................................................................................................................................... 610
Quality Control of the Item Bank ...................................................................................................................................... 611
Quality Control of Test Materials ..................................................................................................................................... 611
Collecting Test Materials .................................................................................................................................................... 611
Processing Test Materials .................................................................................................................................................. 612
Quality Control of Scanning ............................................................................................................................................. 612
Post-scanning Edits ........................................................................................................................................................... 612
Quality Control of Image Editing ...................................................................................................................................... 613
Quality Control of Answer Document Processing and Scoring .................................................................................... 613
Accountability of Answer Documents ................................................................................................................................. 613
Processing of Answer Documents ..................................................................................................................................... 613
Scoring and Reporting Specifications ................................................................................................................................ 614
Matching Information on CST Answer Documents ............................................................................................................ 614
Matching Multiple-choice and Writing Scores for ELA Grades Four and Seven ................................................................ 614
Storing Answer Documents................................................................................................................................................ 614
Quality Control of Psychometric Processes ................................................................................................................... 615
Score Key Verification Procedures .................................................................................................................................... 615
Quality Control of Item Analyses, DIF and Equating Process ............................................................................................ 615
Score Verification Process ................................................................................................................................................. 616
Offloads to Test Development............................................................................................................................................ 616
Quality Control of Reporting ............................................................................................................................................ 617
Excluding Student Scores from Summary Reports ............................................................................................................ 617
Chapter 10: Historical Comparisons ............................................................................................................... 618
Examinee Performance ..................................................................................................................................................... 619
Test Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................... 620
References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 621
Appendix 10.A—Historical Comparisons Tables ........................................................................................................... 622
Appendix 10.B—Historical Comparisons Tables ........................................................................................................... 632
Tables
Table 2.1 Subgroup Definitions ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Table 2.2 Scale Scores Ranges for Performance Levels .................................................................................................... 16
Table 2.3 Sample Selected to Establish Reference Form ................................................................................................... 17
Table 2.4 Proficiency-Level Cut Points for Science End-of-Course CSTs .......................................................................... 19
Table 2.5 Computation of Proficiency-Level Cut Points on Integrated/Coordinated Science 1 ........................................... 19
Table 2.C.1 Matrix of Test Variations, Accommodations, and Modifications ........................................................................ 32
Table 2.C.2 Matrix of Test Variations for English Learners .................................................................................................. 34
Table 2.D. 1 Special Services Summary for ELA, Grades Two and Three ......................................................................... 35
Table 2.D.2 Special Services Summary for ELA, Grade Four............................................................................................. 40
Table 2.D.3 Special Services Summary for ELA, Grades Five and Six .............................................................................. 45
Table 2.D.4 Special Services Summary for ELA, Grade Seven .......................................................................................... 49
Table 2.D.5 Special Services Summary for ELA, Grades Eight and Nine ........................................................................... 54
Table 2.D.6 Special Services Summary for ELA, Grades Ten and Eleven ......................................................................... 58
Table 2.D.7 Special Services Summary for History–Social Science, Grade Eight .............................................................. 62
Table 2.D.8 Special Services Summary for World History .................................................................................................. 67
Table 2.D.9 Special Services Summary for History–Social Science, Grade Eleven ........................................................... 72
Table 2.D.10 Special Services Summary for Mathematics, Grades Two and Three........................................................... 77
Table 2.D.11 Special Services Summary for Mathematics, Grades Four and Five............................................................. 82
Table 2.D.12 Special Services Summary for Mathematics, Grades Six and Seven............................................................ 87
Table 2.D.13 Special Services Summary for General Mathematics.................................................................................... 92
Table 2.D.14 Special Services Summary for Algebra I ....................................................................................................... 97
Table 2.D.15 Special Services Summary for Geometry .................................................................................................... 102
Table 2.D.16 Special Services Summary for Algebra II .................................................................................................... 107
Table 2.D.17 Special Services Summary for Summative High School Mathematics ........................................................ 112
Table 2.D.18 Special Services Summary for Integrated Mathematics 1 ........................................................................... 118
Table 2.D.19 Special Services Summary for Integrated Mathematics 2 ........................................................................... 123
Table 2.D.20 Special Services Summary for Integrated Mathematics 3 ........................................................................... 128
Table 2.D.21 Special Services Summary for Science, Grade Five ................................................................................... 133
Table 2.D.22 Special Services Summary for Science, Grade Eight .................................................................................. 138
Table 2.D.23 Special Services Summary for Grade Ten Life Science .............................................................................. 143
Table 2.D.24 Special Services Summary for Biology ........................................................................................................ 148
Table 2.D.25 Special Services Summary for Chemistry ................................................................................................... 154
Table 2.D.26 Special Services Summary for Earth Science ............................................................................................. 160
Table 2.D.27 Special Services Summary for Physics ....................................................................................................... 166
Table 2.D.28 Special Services Summary for Integrated/Coordinated Science 1 .............................................................. 172
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Table 2.D.29 Special Services Summary for Integrated/Coordinated Science 2 .............................................................. 178
Table 2.D.37 Special Services Summary for Integrated/Coordinated Science 3 ............................................................... 184
Table 2.D.30 Special Services Summary for Integrated/Coordinated Science 4 .............................................................. 190
Table 3.1 Field-test Percentages for the CSTs ................................................................................................................. 198
Table 3.2 CST ARP Member Qualifications, by subject and total ..................................................................................... 201
Table 3.3 Summary of Items and Forms Presented in 2009 CSTs ................................................................................... 204
Table 4.1 Target Statistical Specifications for the CSTs ................................................................................................... 210
Table 4.A.1 Summary of 2009 CST Projected Technical Characteristics ......................................................................... 214
Table 4.A.2 Summary of 2009 CST Projected Statistical Attributes .................................................................................. 215
Table 6.1 Scale Scores Ranges for Performance Levels .................................................................................................. 265
Table 6.2 Percentage of Examinees in Each Performance Level ..................................................................................... 266
Table 7.1 Mean and Standard Deviation of Raw and Scale Scores for CSTs .................................................................. 275
Table 7.2 Percentage of Examinees in Proficiency Levels for CSTs ................................................................................ 276
Table 7.3 Subgroup Definitions ......................................................................................................................................... 277
Table 7.B.1 Distribution of CST Scale Scores for ELA ...................................................................................................... 288
Table 7.B.2 Distribution of CST Scale Scores for History–Social Science ........................................................................ 288
Table 7.B.3 Distribution of CST Scale Scores for Mathematics, Grades Two through Seven .......................................... 289
Table 7.B.4 Distribution of Scale Scores for Mathematics End-of-Course CSTs .............................................................. 289
Table 7.B.5 Distribution of CST Scale Scores for Science ................................................................................................ 290
Table 7.B.6 Distribution of CST Scale Scores for a Grade-Specific Population ................................................................ 291
Table 7.C.1 Demographic Summary for ELA, Grade Two ................................................................................................ 292
Table 7.C.2 Demographic Summary for ELA, Grade Three .............................................................................................. 294
Table 7.C.3 Demographic Summary for ELA, Grade Four ................................................................................................ 296
Table 7.C.4 Demographic Summary for ELA, Grade Five ................................................................................................ 298
Table 7.C.5 Demographic Summary for ELA, Grade Six .................................................................................................. 300
Table 7.C.6 Demographic Summary for ELA, Grade Seven ............................................................................................. 302
Table 7.C.7 Demographic Summary for ELA, Grade Eight ............................................................................................... 304
Table 7.C.8 Demographic Summary for ELA, Grade Nine ................................................................................................ 306
Table 7.C.9 Demographic Summary for ELA, Grade Ten ................................................................................................. 308
Table 7.C.10 Demographic Summary for ELA, Grade Eleven .......................................................................................... 310
Table 7.C.11 Demographic Summary for History–Social Science, Grade Eight ............................................................... 312
Table 7.C.12 Demographic Summary for World History ................................................................................................... 314
Table 7.C.13 Demographic Summary for History–Social Science, Grade Eleven ............................................................ 316
Table 7.C.14 Demographic Summary for Mathematics, Grade Two ................................................................................. 318
Table 7.C.15 Demographic Summary for Mathematics, Grade Three .............................................................................. 320
Table 7.C.16 Demographic Summary for Mathematics, Grade Four ................................................................................ 322
Table 7.C.17 Demographic Summary for Mathematics, Grade Five ................................................................................. 324
Table 7.C.18 Demographic Summary for Mathematics, Grade Six................................................................................... 326
Table 7.C.19 Demographic Summary for Mathematics, Grade Seven ............................................................................. 328
Table 7.C.20 Demographic Summary for General Mathematics ....................................................................................... 330
Table 7.C.21 Demographic Summary for Algebra I .......................................................................................................... 332
Table 7.C.22 Demographic Summary for Geometry ......................................................................................................... 334
Table 7.C.23 Demographic Summary for Algebra II ......................................................................................................... 336
Table 7.C.24 Demographic Summary for Summative High School Mathematics ............................................................. 338
Table 7.C.25 Demographic Summary for Integrated Mathematics 1 ................................................................................ 340
Table 7.C.26 Demographic Summary for Integrated Mathematics 2 ................................................................................ 342
Table 7.C.27 Demographic Summary for Integrated Mathematics 3 ................................................................................ 344
Table 7.C.28 Demographic Summary for Science, Grade Five ........................................................................................ 346
Table 7.C.29 Demographic Summary for Science, Grade Eight ....................................................................................... 348
Table 7.C.30 Demographic Summary for Grade Ten Life Science ................................................................................... 350
Table 7.C.31 Demographic Summary for Biology ............................................................................................................. 352
Table 7.C.32 Demographic Summary for Chemistry ......................................................................................................... 354
Table 7.C.33 Demographic Summary for Earth Science .................................................................................................. 356
Table 7.C.34 Demographic Summary for Physics ............................................................................................................ 358
Table 7.C.35 Demographic Summary for Integrated/Coordinated Science 1 ................................................................... 360
Table 7.C.36 Demographic Summary for Integrated/Coordinated Science 2 ................................................................... 362
Table 7.C.37 Demographic Summary for Integrated/Coordinated Science 3 ................................................................... 364
Table 7.C.38 Demographic Summary for Integrated/Coordinated Science 4 ................................................................... 366
Table 7.D.1 Score Reports Reflecting CST Results .......................................................................................................... 368
Table 8.1 Mean and Median Proportion Correct and Point-Biserial .................................................................................. 374
Table 8.2 Reliabilities and Standard Errors of Measurement for the CSTs ....................................................................... 376
Table 8.3 Scale Score CSEM at Cut Points ...................................................................................................................... 378
Table 8.4 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (All Valid Scores) ................................................................................... 388
Table 8.5 Evaluation of Common Items between New and Reference Test Forms .......................................................... 397
Table 8.A.1 Item-by-item p-value and Point-Biserial for ELA ............................................................................................ 403
Table 8.A.2 Item-by-item p-value and Point-Biserial for History–Social Science .............................................................. 405
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Table 8.A.3 Item-by-item p-value and Point-Biserial for Mathematics ............................................................................... 406
Table 8.A.4 Item-by-item p-value and Point-Biserial for Mathematics [continued] ............................................................ 407
Table 8.A.5 Item-by-item p-value and Point-Biserial for Science ...................................................................................... 408
Table 8.A.6 Item-by-item p-value and Point-Biserial for Science [continued] .................................................................... 409
Table 8.A.7 Item-by-item p-value and Point-Biserial for Grade-Specific CSTs ................................................................. 411
Table 8.A.8 Distribution of Essay Scores for ELA (Grade Four)—Overall and by Subgroup (all %) ................................. 412
Table 8.A.9 Distribution of Essay Scores for ELA (Grade Seven)—Overall and by Subgroup (all %) .............................. 412
Table 8.A.10 Mean Scores for ELA (Grade Four Essay)—Overall and by Subgroup ....................................................... 413
Table 8.A.11 Mean Scores for ELA (Grade Seven Essay)—Overall and by Subgroup .................................................... 413
Table 8.A.12 Effect Sizes for ELA (Grades Four and Seven Essay)—by Subgroup ......................................................... 414
Table 8.B.1 Reliabilities and Correlations for ELA ............................................................................................................ 415
Table 8.B.2 Reliabilities and Correlations for History–Social Science ............................................................................... 416
Table 8.B.3 Subscore Reliabilities and Correlations for Mathematics ............................................................................... 417
Table 8.B.4 Subscore Reliabilities and Correlations for Science ...................................................................................... 420
Table 8.B.5 Reliabilities and Correlations for Grade-Specific Tests .................................................................................. 422
Table 8.B.6 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Gender ............................................................................................ 423
Table 8.B.7 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Economic Status ............................................................................. 424
Table 8.B.8 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Special Services .............................................................................. 425
Table 8.B.9 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by English Fluency ............................................................................... 426
Table 8.B.10 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by English Fluency ............................................................................. 427
Table 8.B.11 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Primary Ethnicity ........................................................................... 428
Table 8.B.12 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Primary Ethnicity ........................................................................... 429
Table 8.B.13 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Primary Ethnicity ........................................................................... 430
Table 8.B.14 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Primary Ethnicity-for-Not Economically Disadvantaged ................ 431
Table 8.B.15 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Primary Ethnicity-for-Not Economically Disadvantaged ................ 432
Table 8.B.16 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Primary Ethnicity-for-Not Economically Disadvantaged ................ 433
Table 8.B.17 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Primary Ethnicity-for-Economically Disadvantaged ....................... 434
Table 8.B.18 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Primary Ethnicity-for-Economically Disadvantaged ....................... 435
Table 8.B.19 Reliabilities and SEMs for the CSTs by Primary Ethnicity-for-Economically Disadvantaged ....................... 436
Table 8.B.20 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for ELA by Gender/Economic Status ........................................................ 437
Table 8.B.21 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for History–Social Science by Gender/Economic Status ........................... 438
Table 8.B.22 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Mathematics by Gender/Economic Status ........................................... 439
Table 8.B.23 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Science by Gender/Economic Status .................................................. 441
Table 8.B.24 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Grade-Specific CSTs by Gender/Economic Status.............................. 443
Table 8.B.25 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for ELA by Special Services/English Fluency ........................................... 444
Table 8.B.26 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for History–Social Science by Special Services/English Fluency .............. 446
Table 8.B.27 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Mathematics by Special Services/English Fluency .............................. 447
Table 8.B.28 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Science by Special Services/English Fluency...................................... 450
Table 8.B.29 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Grade-Specific CSTs by Special Services/English Fluency ................. 452
Table 8.B.30 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for ELA by Primary Ethnicity ..................................................................... 453
Table 8.B.31 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for History–Social Science by Primary Ethnicity........................................ 455
Table 8.B.32 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Mathematics by Primary Ethnicity ........................................................ 456
Table 8.B.33 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Science by Primary Ethnicity ............................................................... 459
Table 8.B.34 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Grade-Specific CSTs by Primary Ethnicity........................................... 461
Table 8.B.35 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for ELA by Primary Ethnicity-for-Not Economically Disadvantaged .......... 462
Table 8.B.36 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for History–Social Science by Primary Ethnicity-for-Not
Economically Disadvantaged .......................................................................................................................................... 464
Table 8.B.37 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Mathematics by Primary Ethnicity-for-Not Economically
Disadvantaged ................................................................................................................................................................ 465
Table 8.B.38 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Science by Primary Ethnicity-for-Not Economically
Disadvantaged ................................................................................................................................................................ 468
Table 8.B.39 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Grade-Specific CSTs by Primary Ethnicity-for-Not Economically
Disadvantaged ................................................................................................................................................................ 470
Table 8.B.40 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for ELA by Primary Ethnicity-for-Economically Disadvantaged ................. 471
Table 8.B.41 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for History–Social Science by Primary Ethnicity-for-Economically
Disadvantaged ................................................................................................................................................................ 473
Table 8.B.42 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Mathematics by Primary Ethnicity-for-Economically
Disadvantaged ................................................................................................................................................................ 474
Table 8.B.43 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Science by Primary Ethnicity-for-Economically Disadvantaged ........... 477
Table 8.B.44 Subscore Reliabilities and SEM for Grade-Specific CSTs by Primary Ethnicity-for-
Economically Disadvantaged .......................................................................................................................................... 479
Table 8.B.45 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Two ........................................................................................... 480
Table 8.B.46 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Three ........................................................................................ 480
Table 8.B.47 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Four (Reading only) .................................................................. 480
Table 8.B.48 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Four (Reading and Writing) ...................................................... 481
Table 8.B.49 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Five ........................................................................................... 481
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Table 8.B.50 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Six............................................................................................. 481
Table 8.B.51 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Seven (Reading only) ............................................................... 482
Table 8.B.52 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Seven (Reading and Writing) .................................................... 482
Table 8.B.53 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Eight ......................................................................................... 482
Table 8.B.54 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Nine .......................................................................................... 483
Table 8.B.55 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Ten ........................................................................................... 483
Table 8.B.56 Reliability of Classification for ELA, Grade Eleven....................................................................................... 483
Table 8.B.57 Reliability of Classification for History–Social Science, Grade Eight ............................................................ 484
Table 8.B.58 Reliability of Classification for World History ................................................................................................ 484
Table 8.B.59 Reliability of Classification for History–Social Science, Grade Eleven ......................................................... 484
Table 8.B.60 Reliability of Classification for Mathematics, Grade Two ............................................................................. 485
Table 8.B.61 Reliability of Classification for Mathematics, Grade Three ........................................................................... 485
Table 8.B.62 Reliability of Classification for Mathematics, Grade Four ............................................................................. 485
Table 8.B.63 Reliability of Classification for Mathematics, Grade Five ............................................................................. 486
Table 8.B.64 Reliability of Classification for Mathematics, Grade Six ............................................................................... 486
Table 8.B.65 Reliability of Classification for Mathematics, Grade Seven .......................................................................... 486
Table 8.B.66 Reliability of Classification for General Mathematics ................................................................................... 487
Table 8.B.67 Reliability of Classification for Algebra I ....................................................................................................... 487
Table 8.B.68 Reliability of Classification for Geometry ..................................................................................................... 487
Table 8.B.69 Reliability of Classification for Algebra II ...................................................................................................... 488
Table 8.B.70 Reliability of Classification for Summative High School Mathematics .......................................................... 488
Table 8.B.71 Reliability of Classification for Integrated Mathematics 1 ............................................................................. 488
Table 8.B.72 Reliability of Classification for Integrated Mathematics 2 ............................................................................. 489
Table 8.B.73 Reliability of Classification for Integrated Mathematics 3 ............................................................................. 489
Table 8.B.74 Reliability of Classification for Science, Grade Five ..................................................................................... 489
Table 8.B.75 Reliability of Classification for Science, Grade Eight ................................................................................... 490
Table 8.B.76 Reliability of Classification for Grade 10 Life Science .................................................................................. 490
Table 8.B.77 Reliability of Classification for Biology ......................................................................................................... 490
Table 8.B.78 Reliability of Classification for Chemistry ..................................................................................................... 491
Table 8.B.79 Reliability of Classification for Earth Science ............................................................................................... 491
Table 8.B.80 Reliability of Classification for Physics ......................................................................................................... 491
Table 8.B.81 Reliability of Classification for Integrated/Coordinated Science 1 ................................................................ 492
Table 8.B.82 Reliability of Classification for Integrated/Coordinated Science 2 ................................................................ 492
Table 8.B.83 Reliability of Classification for Integrated/Coordinated Science 3 ................................................................ 492
Table 8.B.84 Reliability of Classification for Integrated/Coordinated Science 4 ................................................................ 493
Table 8.B.85 Reliability of Classification for Algebra I – Grade 8 ...................................................................................... 493
Table 8.B.86 Reliability of Classification for Geometry – Grade 9..................................................................................... 493
Table 8.B.87 Reliability of Classification for Algebra II – Grade 10 ................................................................................... 494
Table 8.B.88 Reliability of Classification for Summative High School Mathematics – Grade 11 ....................................... 494
Table 8.B.89 Reliability of Classification for World History-Grade 10 ................................................................................ 494
Table 8.B.90 Inter-Rater Agreement Analyses for ELA (Grade Four) ............................................................................... 495
Table 8.B.91 Inter-Rater Agreement Analyses for (ELA Grade Seven) ............................................................................ 495
Table 8.B.92 Descriptive Statistics for the Ratings by the Two Raters ............................................................................. 495
Table 8.B.93 Generalizability Analyses for Grade Four Essay—[(Person: Essay) x Rater] .............................................. 496
Table 8.B.94 Generalizability Analyses for Grade Seven Essay—[(Person: Essay) x Rater] ........................................... 496
Table 8.C.1 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Male) ................................................................................................. 497
Table 8.C.2 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Female) ............................................................................................. 499
Table 8.C.3 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Gender unknown) ............................................................................. 501
Table 8.C.4 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (American Indian) ............................................................................... 503
Table 8.C.5 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Asian American) ................................................................................ 505
Table 8.C.6 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Pacific Islander) ................................................................................ 507
Table 8.C.7 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Filipino) ............................................................................................. 509
Table 8.C.8 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Hispanic) ........................................................................................... 511
Table 8.C.9 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (African American) ............................................................................. 513
Table 8.C.10 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (White).............................................................................................. 515
Table 8.C.11 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Ethnicity unknown) .......................................................................... 517
Table 8.C.12 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (English Only) ................................................................................... 519
Table 8.C.13 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Initially Fluent English Proficient) .................................................... 521
Table 8.C.14 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (English Learner) .............................................................................. 523
Table 8.C.15 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Reclassified Fluent English Proficient) ............................................ 525
Table 8.C.16 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (English Fluency unknown) .............................................................. 527
Table 8.C.17 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Not Economically Disadvantaged) .................................................. 529
Table 8.C.18 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Economically Disadvantaged) ......................................................... 531
Table 8.C.19 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Unknown Economic Status) ............................................................ 533
Table 8.C.20 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (No Special Education Services) ...................................................... 535
Table 8.C.21 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Special Education Services) ........................................................... 537
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Table 8.C.22 2009 CST Content Area Correlations (Special Education unknown) ........................................................... 539
Table 8.D.1 IRT Model Data Fit Distribution for ELA ......................................................................................................... 541
Table 8.D.2 IRT Model Data Fit Distribution for History–Social Science ........................................................................... 541
Table 8.D.3 IRT Model Data Fit Distribution for Mathematics, Grades Two through Seven ............................................. 541
Table 8.D.4 IRT Model Data Fit Distribution for Mathematics End-of-Course Tests ......................................................... 541
Table 8.D.5 IRT Model Data Fit Distribution for Science ................................................................................................... 542
Table 8.D.6 IRT Model Data Fit Distribution for ELA (field-test items) .............................................................................. 542
Table 8.D.7 IRT Model Data Fit Distribution for History–Social Science (field-test items) ................................................ 542
Table 8.D.8 IRT Model Data Fit Distribution for Mathematics, Grades Two through Seven (field-test items) ................... 542
Table 8.D.9 IRT Model Data Fit Distribution for Mathematics End-of-Course Tests (field-test items) ............................... 543
Table 8.D.10 IRT Model Data Fit Distribution for Science (field-test items) ...................................................................... 543
Table 8.D.11 IRT b-values for ELA, Grade Two................................................................................................................ 543
Table 8.D.12 IRT b-values for ELA, Grade Three ............................................................................................................. 543
Table 8.D.13 IRT b-values for ELA, Grade Four ............................................................................................................... 544
Table 8.D.14 IRT b-values for ELA, Grade Five................................................................................................................ 544
Table 8.D.15 IRT b-values for ELA, Grade Six ................................................................................................................. 544
Table 8.D.16 IRT b-values for ELA, Grade Seven ............................................................................................................ 544
Table 8.D.17 IRT b-values for ELA, Grade Eight .............................................................................................................. 545
Table 8.D.18 IRT b-values for ELA, Grade Nine ............................................................................................................... 545
Table 8.D.19 IRT b-values for ELA, Grade Ten ................................................................................................................ 545
Table 8.D.20 IRT b-values for ELA, Grade Eleven ........................................................................................................... 545
Table 8.D.21 IRT b-values for History–Social Science, Grade Eight ................................................................................ 546
Table 8.D.22 IRT b-values for World History..................................................................................................................... 546
Table 8.D.23 IRT b-values for History–Social Science Grade Eleven ............................................................................... 546
Table 8.D.24 IRT b-values for Mathematics, Grade Two .................................................................................................. 546
Table 8.D.25 IRT b-values for Mathematics, Grade Three ............................................................................................... 547
Table 8.D.26 IRT b-values for Mathematics, Grade Four ................................................................................................. 547
Table 8.D.27 IRT b-values for Mathematics, Grade Five .................................................................................................. 547
Table 8.D.28 IRT b-values for Mathematics, Grade Six .................................................................................................... 547
Table 8.D.29 IRT b-values for Mathematics, Grade Seven ............................................................................................... 548
Table 8.D.30 IRT b-values for General Mathematics ........................................................................................................ 548
Table 8.D.31 IRT b-values for Algebra I ............................................................................................................................ 548
Table 8.D.32 IRT b-values for Geometry .......................................................................................................................... 548
Table 8.D.33 IRT b-values for Algebra II ........................................................................................................................... 549
Table 8.D.34 IRT b-values for Summative High School Mathematics ............................................................................... 549
Table 8.D.35 IRT b-values for Integrated Mathematics 1 .................................................................................................. 549
Table 8.D.36 IRT b-values for Integrated Mathematics 2 .................................................................................................. 549
Table 8.D.37 IRT b-values for Integrated Mathematics 3 .................................................................................................. 550
Table 8.D.38 IRT b-values for Science, Grade Five.......................................................................................................... 550
Table 8.D.39 IRT b-values for Science, Grade Eight ........................................................................................................ 550
Table 8.D.40 IRT b-values for Grade 10 Life Science ....................................................................................................... 550
Table 8.D.41 IRT b-values for Biology .............................................................................................................................. 551
Table 8.D.42 IRT b-values for Chemistry .......................................................................................................................... 551
Table 8.D.43 IRT b-values for Earth Science .................................................................................................................... 551
Table 8.D.44 IRT b-values for Physics .............................................................................................................................. 551
Table 8.D.45 Distribution of IRT b-values for ELA ............................................................................................................ 552
Table 8.D.46 Distribution of IRT b-values for History–Social Science ............................................................................... 552
Table 8.D.47 Distribution of IRT b-values for Mathematics, Grades Two through Seven ................................................. 553
Table 8.D.48 Distribution of IRT b-values for Mathematics End-of-Course CSTs ............................................................. 553
Table 8.D.49 Distribution of IRT b-values for Science ...................................................................................................... 554
Table 8.D.50 Distribution of IRT b-values for ELA (field-test items) .................................................................................. 554
Table 8.D.51 Distribution of IRT b-values for History–Social Science (field-test items) .................................................... 555
Table 8.D.52 Distribution of IRT b-values for Mathematics, Grades Two through Seven (field-test items) ....................... 555
Table 8.D.53 Distribution of IRT b-values for Mathematics End-of-Course CSTs (field-test items) .................................. 556
Table 8.D.54 Distribution of IRT b-values for Science (field-test items) ............................................................................ 556
Table 8.D.55 2009 New Conversions for ELA, Grades Two and Three ............................................................................ 557
Table 8.D.56 New Conversions for ELA, Grade Four (with and without essay) ................................................................ 558
Table 8.D.57 2009 New Conversions for ELA, Grades Five and Six ................................................................................ 559
Table 8.D.58 2009 New Conversions for ELA, Grade Seven (with and without essay) .................................................... 560
Table 8.D.59 2009 New Conversions for ELA, Grades Eight and Nine ............................................................................ 561
Table 8.D.60 2009 New Conversions for ELA, Grades Ten and Eleven ........................................................................... 562
Table 8.D.61 2009 New Conversions for History–Social Science, Grade Eight and World History .................................. 563
Table 8.D.62 2009 New Conversion for History–Social Science, Grade Eleven ............................................................... 564
Table 8.D.63 2009 New Conversions for Mathematics, Grades Two and Three .............................................................. 565
Table 8.D.64 2009 New Conversions for Mathematics, Grades Four and Five ................................................................ 566
Table 8.D.65 2009 New Conversions for Mathematics, Grades Six and Seven ............................................................... 567
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