MCAS 2019
Technical Report
The 2019 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 - Equating Drift Analysis and IRT Parameters
- Appendix K - Test Characteristic Curves and Test Information Functions
- Appendix L - Mode Adjustment Lookup Tables
- Appendix M - MCAS 2019 Standard Setting Report
- Appendix N - Scaled Score Distributions and Lookup Tables
- Appendix O - Classical Reliability
- Appendix P - Achievement-Level Score Distributions
- Appendix Q - Sample Reports – MCAS
- Appendix R - Analysis and Reporting Business Requirements
- Appendix S - Boston College Content Alignment Study
- Appendix T - Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the May 2019 Administration Data
- Appendix U - MCAS Validity Evidence
- Appendix V - Guidelines for Scoring MCAS-Alt Portfolios
- Appendix W - ELA Scoring Rubrics - MCAS-Alt
- Appendix X - Sample Reports - MCAS-Alt