COMPARING INCORRECT ANSWER PERCENTAGE DISPERSIONS IN STATEWIDE READING COMPREHENSION SCORES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS

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dc.contributor.advisorWarner, Allen R.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBusch, Steven D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMacNeil, Angus J.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHutchison, Laveria F.
dc.creatorLinden, Nancy Ellen 1965-
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-24T03:19:19Z
dc.date.available2015-08-24T03:19:19Z
dc.date.createdMay 2013
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.date.updated2015-08-24T03:19:19Z
dc.description.abstractThis Differential Distractor Functioning (DDF) study involved 855,023 regular education students in Grades 3, 6, and 11 in Texas. Percentage dispersion anomalies were identified in the 2009 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Item Analysis Reports provided by the Texas Education Agency. Questions addressed in this investigation were: How many students answered incorrectly on certain test items? What items had the highest frequency of a single wrong answer? Which test objectives had balanced/even dispersions? Were these dispersions similar in other grade levels? Data analyses yielded an increase in incorrect answer anomalies by 8% from Grade 3 to Grade 11. Furthermore, a 100% incorrect answer anomaly was revealed for Objective 2 – Applying Literary Elements for Grade 6 students. From these results, educational leaders need to examine more closely specific objectives and test items so that they can determine underlying reasons for students not answering these objectives and test items correctly.
dc.description.departmentCurriculum and Instruction, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1032
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectAssessments
dc.subjectReading comprehension
dc.subjectTesting
dc.subjectStandardized testing
dc.subjectIncorrect answer options
dc.subject.otherProfessional leadership
dc.titleCOMPARING INCORRECT ANSWER PERCENTAGE DISPERSIONS IN STATEWIDE READING COMPREHENSION SCORES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Education
thesis.degree.departmentCurriculum and Instruction, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineProfessional Leadership
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Education

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