NAEP VS. THE STATE
According to this USAToday article, state accountability tests are not good predictors for those same students’ performance on the NAEP. The paper doesn’t get into the statistics, but I regressed them and the regression only accounts for ~29% of the variance. Perhaps of more significance, the average state has 66% of students “passing” but only 30% “proficient” as per the NAEP. So, are the state tests too easy? Is the NAEP too hard? Or are the tests measuring different things?
Maybe I can get Kimberly to drop in here to comment. (Hat tip: Deb)
UPDATE: I labeled the axes incorrectly. I don’t feel like re-creating the thing from scratch. Just mentally switch the two, ok?
One Response to “NAEP VS. THE STATE”
 Comment by Eric Holcombe January 24th, 2005 at 9:22 am |
“…are the tests measuring different things?” The state tests measure the school’s ability to secure federal funds. |