Assessment Peer Review Documentation

Technical Manuals Volumes 1 - 10 | Test Specifications and Blueprints

Overview

The materials indexed on this page reflect Oregon's response to the US Department of Education's request for documentation of our statewide assessment system used for assigning Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) designations. These materials constitute our submission for peer review under the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (NCLB).

The items found here provide a complete picture of the assessment system as it is currently used in Oregon as well as a documented history of that system.

Below is the March 2009 letter from the US Department of Education approving Oregon's assessment system.

• U.S. Department of Education Approval of Assessment System Based on Peer Review

Materials Sent to Peer Reviewers

Transmittal Letter

• Cover Letter for 2007 Peer Review Materials
  This is the cover letter outlining the content of the 5 binders sent to peer reviewers nationwide who were to review the documentation of Oregon's statewide assessment system.
• Cover Letter for 2010 Peer Review Materials - Mathematics
• Cover Letter for 2010 Peer Review Materials - Spanish Reading

Standard Setting Documentation - 2007

• Technical Report on Standards Setting for Reading, Mathematics, and Science
  Bookmark standard setting technical report for reading/literature and mathematics grades 3, 5, 8, and CIM and science grades 5, 8, and CIM submitted March 2007 by CTB/McGraw Hill.
• State Board Minutes Approving Standards
• State Board Presentation Proposing New Standards

Standard Setting Documentation - 2010

• Math Standards Verification Executive Summary
• Math Standards Verification Technical Report
• Math Standards Verification Technical Report - Appendices A - T
• Alignment to Oregon Mathematics Content Standards

OAKS Online Technical Information

• Study Comparing OAKS Online/TESA to Paper and Pencil Testing
  This study compares same-student performance on the state's Technology Enhanced Student Assessment (TESA) and paper and pencil tests used as an alternative.
• Oregon's Computer Adaptive Testing Algorithm

Oregon's Content Standards and Assessments

• Alignment of Oregon Content Standards and Oregon Assessments

Spanish/English Versions of Oregon's Tests

• Comparability of English and Spanish/English Mathematics Tests
  This document describes the results of a comparability study between the English version of the mathematics test and the Spanish/English version.
• Translation Accuracy Report (all subjects)
  This document reports the results of a review of the Spanish language traslations for all tests.
• Tracking of Translation Edits in Science Tests
  This documents shows where edits occurred in preliminary tranlations of science tests.
• Tracking of Translation Edits in Mathematics Tests
  This documents shows where edits occurred in preliminary tranlations of mathematics tests.
• Comparison of Dual Language Math Tests to English Only Math Tests
  This is a report of the comparability study between math tests presented in both Spanish and English to those presented in English only.
• Comparability of English and Spanish/English Mathematics Tests: Differential Item Functioning
• Comparability of English and Spanish/English Mathematics Tests: Measurement Invariance
• Summary of Score Comparability Analysis - Grade 3 Spanish Reading Pilot, 2009-10