MCAS 2018
NextGen Technical Report
The 2018 NextGen MCAS Technical Report contains data and technical information regarding
the assessment. Individual appendices refer to supporting documentation and data,
including various analyses, sample reports, and associated guidelines. Please refer
to the Report Table of Contents for specific appendix information.
- Technical Report
- Appendix A - Grade Specific ALDs
- Appendix B - Next-Generation MCAS Committee Membership
- Appendix C - Accessibility Features and Test Accommodations
- Appendix D - Accommodation Frequencies
- Appendix E - MCAS Scoring Specifications
- Appendix F - Interrater Consistency
- Appendix G - Item-Level Classical Statistics
- Appendix H - Item-Level Score Distributions
- Appendix I - Differential Item Functioning Results
- Appendix J - Mode Linking Report
- Appendix K - Test Characteristic Curves and Test Information Functions
- Appendix L - Achievement-Level Score Distributions
- Appendix M - Plots and IRT Parameters
- Appendix N - Scaled Score Distributions and Look-up Tables
- Appendix O - Classical Reliability
- Appendix P - Sample Reports – MCAS
- Appendix Q - Analysis and Reporting Decision Rules
- Appendix R - MCAS Validity Evidence
- Appendix S - ELA Scoring Rubrics - MCAS-Alt
- Appendix T - Sample Reports - MCAS-Alt
- Appendix U - Analysis and Reporting Decision Rules_MCAS-Alt
- Appendix V - Guidelines for Scoring MCAS-Alt Portfolios