BENCHMARK ITEM VALIDATION STUDY 2005

SCOTT FORESMAN READING STREETBENCHMARKITEM VALIDATION STUDY 2005 Gatti Evaluation, Inc.Guido G. GattiPrincipal InvestigatorIn Collaboration with Research Associates from the Wisconsin Center for Educational ResearchConsulting TeamHarry S. Hsu, Anthony J. Nitko, John Smithson0605937Scott Foresman Reading Street Benchmark Item Validation Study 2005 iSCOTT FORESMAN READING STREET BENCHMARKITEM VALIDATION STUDY 2005 (SF-BIVS-R05)10-30-05Principal InvestigatorGuido G. GattiGatti Evaluation, Inc.162 Fairfax Rd.Pittsburgh, PA 15221 gggatti@comcast.netPrimary StakeholderFunded by Pearson Scott ForesmanFor Information from Primary Stakeholder, Please Contact Marcy Baughman Director of Academic Research(617) 671-2652Scott Foresman Reading Street Benchmark Item Validation Study 2005 1TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4II. METHODOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5III. RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Table 1. SF-BIVS-R05 Alignment Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7IV. CONCLUSIONS AND ...