Just Link It: Using Linked Scores When State Summative Assessments Are Not Administered and Beyond (Poster 11)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 7
  In Poster Session: Academic Performance: Student-Centered Factors (San Diego)

Abstract

The assessment landscape has changed in the past couple of years. Most states cancelled their state summative assessments due to challenges in administering the tests. The absence of these tests meant an increase in the use of interim benchmark assessments which became mandatory in some states. However, most users of state assessment data missed the opportunity to gauge the extent to which students were meeting state standards. This paper will highlight the use of interim assessments to predict performance on state summative assessments even when state summative assessments are not administered. The study uses available linking studies to emphasize the point that when there is a strong link between the state summative assessments and interim assessments, the results are very dependable.

Authors

• Davie Store, Kent ISD

• Joseph A. Marr, Solomon Research & Analytics