The Influence of External Evaluations on the National Assessment of Educational Progress

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Linn
Keyword(s):  
Educational Progress ◽  
National Assessment

Improving Tabular Displays, With NAEP Tables as Examples and Inspirations

1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Wainer
Keyword(s):  
Data Communication ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Educational Progress ◽  
National Assessment ◽  
Common Mode ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Data Table ◽  
Theoretical Structure

The modern world is rich with data; an inability to effectively utilize these data is a real handicap. One common mode of data communication is the printed data table. In this article we provide four guidelines the use of which can make tables more effective and evocative data displays. We use the National Assessment of Educational Progress both to provide inspiration for the development of these guidelines and to illustrate their operation. We also discuss a theoretical structure to aid in the development of test items to tap students’ proficiency in extracting information from tables.

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