Table of Contents  |  Search Technical Documentation  |  References

NAEP Weighting Procedures → Weighting Procedures for the 2000 State Assessment → Quality Control in the Weighting Process → Use of Normit Data to Check Standard Errors and Design Effects → State Assessment Normit Estimates for Grade 8 → Normit Estimates for Maryland, Grade 8 Mathematics State Assessment (Accommodations Not Permitted [R2]): 2000

NAEP Technical DocumentationNormit estimates for Maryland, grade 8 mathematics state assessment (accommodations not permitted [R2]): 2000

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.18	0.038	0.101	0.253	2.779
LEP	Yes	-0.76	0.349	-0.909	-0.464	1.539
	No	0.18	0.038	0.106	0.257	2.756
SD	Yes	-0.76	0.145	-1.047	-0.468	0.752
	No	0.20	0.037	0.13	0.279	2.696
Year of birth	82	-1.04	†	†	†	†
	83	-1.29	†	†	†	†
	84	-0.99	0.193	-1.375	-0.602	0.994
	85	-0.15	0.075	-0.296	0.003	1.413
	86	0.25	0.037	0.17	0.319	2.34
	87	0.57	0.26	0.045	1.084	1.318
	88	-0.73	0.646	-2.017	0.565	1.982
Type of location	Large city	-0.94	0.082	-1.103	-0.776	2.093
	Mid-size city	0.33	0.189	-0.051	0.707	3.902
	Urban fringe of large city	0.31	0.042	0.227	0.396	2.489
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	†	†	†	†	†
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	0.23	0.178	-0.124	0.587	2.279
	Rural	0.31	0.081	0.145	0.469	2.254
Title 1	Yes	-0.58	0.142	-0.863	-0.295	2.051
	No	0.22	0.038	0.144	0.294	2.655
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.47	0.034	0.398	0.535	1.656
	Reduced price lunch	-0.46	0.097	-0.654	-0.266	1.817
	Free lunch	-0.50	0.061	-0.625	-0.38	1.567
	Information not available	0.01	0.244	-0.478	0.496	4.648
	Refused	0.02	0.514	-1.002	1.051	0.593
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.17	0.139	-0.105	0.451	2.42
	Yes	0.18	0.04	0.099	0.257	2.813
Math course taken	Omit	-0.78	0.036	-0.854	-0.71	4.002
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.44	0.057	-0.558	-0.329	2.127
	Pre-algebra	-0.11	0.04	-0.193	-0.031	1.797
	Algebra I	0.75	0.05	0.653	0.851	2.094
	Geometry	1.44	0.155	1.132	1.752	1.381
	Algebra II	1.26	0.108	1.045	1.476	1.034
	Integrated or sequential math	0.35	0.468	-0.583	1.287	1.55
	Other mathematics class	-0.43	0.189	-0.81	-0.053	1.171
Race	White	0.55	0.035	0.482	0.623	1.674
	Black	-0.52	0.046	-0.614	-0.43	1.849
	Hispanic	-0.15	0.126	-0.407	0.099	2.045
	Asian/Pacific Islander	1.01	0.1	0.812	1.21	1.033
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.02	0.12	-0.263	0.218	0.786
	Other	0.50	0.895	-1.294	2.284	3.059
Sex	Male	0.17	0.041	0.089	0.251	1.557
	Female	0.19	0.046	0.093	0.277	2.102
† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Mathematics Assessment.

Printer-friendly Version