NEXT-GENERATION ACCUPLACER Test Specifications
NEXT-GENERATION ACCUPLACER
Test Specifications
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This document describes the redesign of ACCUPLACER? being undertaken by the
College Board. This initial release provides an overview of the rationale behind
the redesign, its aims and nature, and information about key components of the
new, next-generation ACCUPLACER. Subsequent releases will provide additional
information for various audiences on specific topics related to the redesign.
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Contents
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List of Tables
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Executive Summary
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SECTION I: Behind the Redesign
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1.1 Rationale for the Redesign
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1.2 Alignment to the Redesigned SAT Suite of Assessments
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SECTION II: Overview of Next-Generation ACCUPLACER
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2.1 Computer-Adaptive Testing
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SECTION III: Specifications of Next-Generation ACCUPLACER
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3.1 Reading Placement Test
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3.1.1 Test Description
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3.1.2 Test Summary
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3.1.3 Key Features
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3.2 Writing Placement Test
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3.2.1 Test Description
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3.2.2 Test Summary
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3.2.3 Key Features
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3.3 Math: Arithmetic Placement Test
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3.3.1 Test Description
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3.3.2 Test Summary
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3.3.3 Key Features
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3.4 Math: Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Placement Test
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3.4.1 Test Description
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3.4.2 Test Summary
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3.4.3 Key Features
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3.5 Math: Advanced Algebra and Functions Placement Test
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3.5.1 Test Description
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3.5.2 Test Summary
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3.5.3 Key Features
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SECTION IV: Developing Next-Generation ACCUPLACER
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4.1 Guiding Principles of the College Board¡¯s Test Development Process
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4.2 The Test Development Process
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4.2.1 Defining the Test Domains
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4.2.2 Test and Question/Task Specifications
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4.2.3 Stimuli and Question Development
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4.2.4 Content and Fairness Reviews Prior to Pretesting
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4.2.5 Pretesting
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4.2.6 Postoperational Administration Statistical Review
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4.3 COMPANION Forms
4.3.1 COMPANION Form Content and Fairness Review
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SECTION V: Conclusion
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APPENDIX Text Complexity (Qualitative): Reading and Writing
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List of Tables
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Table 1: ACCUPLACER Suite (2016 Launch)
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Table 2: Reading Placement Test Content Specifications
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Table 3: Reading Placement Test Question Content
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Table 4: Writing Placement Test Content Specifications
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Table 5: Writing Placement Test Question Content
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Table 6: Arithmetic Placement Test Content Specifications
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Table 7: Arithmetic Placement Test Question Content
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Table 8: Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Placement Test
Content Specifications
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Table 9: Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Placement
Test Question Content
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Table 10: Advanced Algebra and Functions Placement Test Content
Specifications
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Table 11: Advanced Algebra and Functions Placement Test
Question Content
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