2009 MSA Mathematics Technical Report


TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
1.	Overview of the 2009 Maryland School Assessment-Mathematics
	1.1	Purposes/Uses of the 2009 MSA-Math
	1.2	The Voluntary State Curriculum
	1.3	Development and Review of the 2009 MSA-Math
	1.4	Test Form Design, Specifications, Item Type, and Item Roles
	1.5	Operational Test Form Construction Using the Rasch Model
	1.6	Test Administration of the 2009 MSA-Math
	1.7	Hand Scoring Procedures of the 2009 MSA-Math
	1.8	The 2009 Operational Item Analyses
	1.9	Linking, Equating, and Scaling Procedures of the 2009 MSA-Math
	1.10	Score Interpretation
	1.11	Test Validity of the 2009 MSA-Math
	1.12	Unidimensionality Analyses of the 2009 MSA-Math
	1.13	Field Test Analyses and Item Bank Construction
	1.14	Quality Control Procedures
2.	Current Performance Results of the 2009 MSA-Math
3.	Overview of Statistical Summaries
	3.1	Classical Descriptive Statistics
	3.2	Scale Score Descriptive Statistics
	3.3	Classical and Rasch (1-Parameter Logistic IRT) Item Parameters
	3.4	Inter-Rater Reliability
	3.5	Correlations Among Mathematics Standards
	3.6	Decision Accuracy and Consistency at the Cut Scores
	3.7	Differential Item Functioning
	3.8	Equating and Scaling
4.	The 2009 MSA-Math Statistical Summary
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
A.	The 2009 MSA-Math Stratified Random Sampling
B.	Scale Score Histograms and Tukey Charts
C.	The 2009 MSA-Math Classical and Rasch Item Parameters
D.	The 2009 MSA-Math Blueprints

A complete copy of the 2009 MSA Mathematics Technical Report is also available.

Contact Information

Leslie Wilson, Assistant State Superintendent

Division of Accountability and Assessment
Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201