Table B2. Standard-setting methodologies used to develop alternate achievement standards
State |
1. Modified Angoff |
2. Extended Angoff |
3. Yes/No Method |
4. Bookmark or Item Mapping |
5. Performance Profile Method |
6. Reasoned Judgment |
7. Judgmental Policy Capturing |
8. Body of Work |
9. Contrasting Groups |
10. Item-Descriptor Matching |
11. Dominant Profile Method |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Percent | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 | 7.84 | 11.76 | 9.8 | 31.37 | 7.84 | 3.92 | 1.96 |
Alabama | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | X | — | — |
Alaska | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — |
Arizona | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arkansas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
California | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — |
Connecticut | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — |
Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — |
District of Columbia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
Florida | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Georgia | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | X | — | — | — |
Hawaii | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Idaho | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Illinois | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
Indiana | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Iowa | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | X | X | — | — |
Kansas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
Kentucky | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | X | — | — | — |
Louisiana | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
Maine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
Massachusetts | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — |
Michigan1 | — / — | — / — | — / — | X / X | — / — | — / — | — / — | — / — | — / — | — / — | — / — |
Minnesota | X | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mississippi | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Missouri | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
Montana | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nebraska | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nevada | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New Hampshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
New Jersey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
New Mexico | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — |
New York | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
North Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | X | — | — |
North Dakota | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ohio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — |
Oregon | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pennsylvania | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rhode Island | — | — | — | — | X | X | — | — | — | — | — |
South Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — |
South Dakota | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tennessee | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
Texas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
Utah | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
Vermont | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X |
Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
Washington | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Virginia | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | X | — | — |
Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — |
Wyoming | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — |
— No.
X Yes. 1 More than one assessment used. See explanation in introductory text of this appendix. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Study on Alternate Assessments (NSAA), state data summaries for school year 2006–07. |