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ACT Research Report Series: 1996–1999

1999
99-1 Measurement Comparability of Paper-and-Pencil and Multimedia Vocational Assessments  Jane G. Staples & Darrell Anthony Luzzo.
99-2 Accuracy of Course Placement Validity Statistics Under Various Soft Truncation Conditions  Jeff L. Schiel & Jason E. King.
99-3 A Comprehensive Review of Research Evaluating the Effectiveness of DISCOVER in Promoting Career Development   Brian J. Taber & Darrell Anthony Luzzo.
99-4 Relationships Between the Noncognitive Characteristics, High School Course Work and Grades, and Test Scores of ACT-Tested Students  Julie Noble, Mark Davenport, Jeff Schiel & Mary Pommerich.
99-5 Exploring the Relationship Between Item Exposure Rate and Test Overlap Rate in Computerized Adaptive Testing  Shu-Ying Chen, Robert D. Ankenmann & Judith A. Spray.
99-6 High School Academic and Noncognitive Variables Related to the ACT Scores of Racial/Ethnic and Gender Groups Julie Noble, Mark Davenport, Jeff Schiel & Mary Pommerich.
99-7 The Relationship Between the Bock-Aitkin Procedure and the EM Algorithm for IRT Model Estimation Yaowen Hsu, Terry A. Ackerman & Meichu Fan.
99-8 Separate Versus Concurrent Estimation of IRT Item Parameters in the Common Item Equating Design Bradley A. Hanson & Anton A. Beguin.
1998
98-1 Interpreting Differences Between Mean ACT Assessment Scores  Jeff Schiel.
98-2 Estimating Conditional Probabilities of Success and Other Course Placement Validity Statistics Under Soft Truncation  Jeff Schiel.
98-3 A Comparative Study of Item Exposure Control Methods in Computerized Adaptive Testing  Shun-Wen Chang & Bor-Yaun Twu.
98-4 Academic Benefits in High School of an Intensive Summer Program for Academically Talented Seventh Graders  Jeff Schiel.
98-5 Estimating Average Domain Scores  Mary Pommerich & W. Alan Nicewander.
98-6 The Effectiveness of Circular Equating as a Criterion for Evaluating Equating  Tianyou Wang, Bradley A. Hanson, & Deborah J. Harris.
98-7 Score Gains on Retesting With the ACT Assessment  Kevin M. Andrews & Robert L. Ziomek.
98-8 ACT Assessment Score Gains of Special-Tested Students Who Tested at Least Twice  Robert L. Ziomek & Kevin M. Andrews.
98-9 Basic Structure of Work-Relevant Abilities  Dale J. Prediger.
98-10 Simulating Nonmodel-Fitting Responses in a CAT Environment  Qing Yi & Michael L. Nering.
1997
97-1 Application of a Polynomial Loglinear Model to Assessing Differential Item Functioning for Common Items in the Common-Item Equating Design  Bradley A. Hanson & Zachary S. Feinstein.
97-2 Grade Equivalent and IRT Representations of Growth  E. Matthew Schulz & W. Alan Nicewander.
97-3 Reliability Issues With Performance Assessments: A Collection of Papers  Deborah J. Harris, et al.
97-4 Realistic Simulation of Item Response Data  Tim Davey, Michael L. Nering, & Tony Thompson.
97-5 Unidimensional Approximations for a Computerized Test When the Item Pool and Latent Space are Multidimensional  Judith A. Spray, Abdel-fattah A. Abdel-fattah, Chi-Yu Huang, & C. Allen Lau.
97-6 Empirical Bayes Estimates of Parameters from the Logistic Regression Model  Walter M. Houston & David J. Woodruff.
97-7 A Study of Modified-Guttman and IRT-Based Level Scoring Procedures for Work Keys Assessments  E. Matthew Schulz, Michael J. Kolen, & W. Alan Nicewander.
97-8 Trends in Advanced Mathematics and Science Course Taking and Achievement Among ACT-Tested High School Students: 1987-1996.   Gail T. McLure, Anji Sun, & Michael J. Valiga.
1996
96-1 Sampling Variability and Generalizability of Work Keys Listening and Writing Scores  Xiaohong Gao.
96-2 An IRT Scale Transformation Method for Parameters Calibrated From Multiple Samples of Subjects  Lingjia Zeng.
96-3 Linking Occupational Attribute Preferences to Occupations  Dale J. Prediger & Jane G. Staples.
96-4 An Empirical Investigation of the Accuracy of a Step-Up Method for Estimating Test Score Conditional Variances  Imelda C. Go & David J. Woodruff.
96-5 Factors Associated With Longitudinal Educational Achievement, as Measured by PLAN and ACT Assessment Scores  Jeff Schiel, Mary Pommerich, & Julie Noble.
96-6 Estimation of Item Response Models Using the EM Algorithm for Finite Mixtures  David J. Woodruff & Bradley A. Hanson.
96-7 Predicting the College Grade Point Averages of Special-Tested Students from Their ACT Assessment Scores and High School Grades  Robert L. Ziomek & Kevin M. Andrews.
96-8 Differential Prediction/Impact in Course Placement for Ethnic and Gender Groups  Julie Noble, Jill Crouse, & Matt Schulz.
96-9 Student Effort and Performance on a Measure of Postsecondary Educational Development  Jeff Schiel.