Open AccessThe Missing Response Patterns in the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
Author(s) -
Jingshun Zhang,
Ruth A. Childs
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of literacy, culture, and language education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2642-4002
DOI - 10.14434/ijlcle.v2i0.26891
Subject(s) - test (biology) , multinomial logistic regression , psychology , descriptive statistics , item response theory , affect (linguistics) , scale (ratio) , missing data , literacy , construct validity , logistic regression , applied psychology , psychometrics , statistics , developmental psychology , geography , mathematics , pedagogy , paleontology , biology , cartography , communication
Large‐scale assessments are often an important indicator of students’ achievement for schools, states, and provinces. Missing responses can affect the appropriateness of our analysis models and the results of large‐scale educational assessments. The study of missing response patterns (MRPs) can inform the design of a test and interpretation of test results. This study will examine the causes and effects of MRPs based on analyses of students’ responses to the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) in 2006. This is a test with high stakes for students. With some preliminary statistical analyses in SPSS (descriptive statistics, plots, cross‐tabs, and multinomial and logistic regressions), we are exploring possible causes of MRPs by examining the relationships between patterns of missing responses and responses to test items and background questionnaire items. All results will be helpful for us to understand more about the test’s construct and internal validity to support improvement of the relevant largescale assessment in the future.