Glossary of Terms
Term |
Description
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|---|---|
ARC |
Assessment Resource Center (located in Columbia, MO) |
CR |
Constructed Response - type of test item; ended for student to complete with a word, phrase, formula, explanation, or essay. |
DCF |
Decision Change Form |
DHS |
Distributed Handscoring |
DIF |
Differential Item Functioning |
DSP |
Derived Score Processor |
EHS |
Electronic Handscoring System |
EISS |
Electronic Information Scoring System |
EM |
Examiner’s Manual |
FT |
Field Test |
GIR |
Guide to Interpretation of Results |
GIS |
Group Information Sheet (header sheet) |
GRF |
General Research File |
GRT |
General Research Tape |
ITC |
Item Test Creation |
MIR |
Materials Integration Review |
OT |
Operational Test |
PAR file |
Item Parameter File |
PDB |
Production Database - files containing district and school information, including names, codes, contact names, addresses, enrollments, quantities of each material type ordered. |
PEID |
Publishing Electronic Item Database - system for managing items, keys, and points, and organizing items by outcome and test section. Accessed by Technology for developing scan program and report programs. Accessed by Research for analysis and scaling. |
RIF |
Regional Instructional Facilitator - Employed by Regional Professional Development Centers which are University based. Regional Instructional Facilitators work with DESE on all aspects of the assessment including item development and distributed hand scoring. |
RIBS |
Reader Item Blocks - open-ended items grouped for scoring by reader, as part of the image scoring process. |
RSS File |
Raw Score to Scale Score table. |
RTR |
Red Team Review - an extensive, full review of all reports by a select team before delivery to customer. |
Rubric |
Guide for assigning score points to student responses for constructed-response or open-ended items. |
SGL |
School/Group List |
SIRS |
Security Inventory Reporting System |
SMD |
Standardized Mean Differences |
SR |
Selected Response - type of test item; also called multiple-choice items. |
TCK |
Test Coordinator Kit - set of materials in addition to the test documents that support test administration including manuals, headers, labels, and/or comment forms. |
TCM |
Test Coordinator’s Manual |
TLT |
Team Leader Training |
TMRM |
Training Material Review Meeting |