MODIFICATION
R -- Achievement Levels Setting for the 2014 NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy Asssessment
- Notice Date
- 2/20/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, National Assessment Governing Board, Executive Office, Suite 825, 800 N. Capitol Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20002-4233
- ZIP Code
- 20002-4233
- Solicitation Number
- EDNAGB-14-900009_NAGN140005AP
- Point of Contact
- Munira Mwalimu, Phone: (202)357 6906
- E-Mail Address
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Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov
(Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS SETTING FOR THE 2014 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING LITERACY ASSESSMENT The National Assessment Governing Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board) is preparing to develop achievement levels for the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) Assessment at Grade 8. Public Law 107-209 mandates that the Governing Board develop appropriate student achievement levels for each grade or age in subjects tested under NAEP. The NAEP assessments cover a range of subject areas and grade levels. The methodology of the assessments is to ensure that assessment items are valid and reliable, developed in consultation with appropriate technical experts in measurement and assessment, content and subject matter, sampling, and other technical experts who engage in large scale assessment programs. NAEP Achievement Levels The Governing Board's legislative mandate is of significant importance, particularly since achievement levels are the primary means for reporting NAEP results. The achievement levels represent an informed judgment of "how good is good enough" and help explain results of The Nation's Report Card beyond simple scores and averages. They also provide the basis for gauging trends in each subject and grade assessed by NAEP. The NAEP achievement levels identify the knowledge and skills that can be measured and verified objectively using widely accepted professional assessment standards. They are also required to be consistent with relevant widely accepted professional assessment standards and be based on the appropriate level of subject matter knowledge for grade levels to be assessed, or the age of the students. The three achievement levels established by the Governing Board -- Basic, Proficient, and Advanced -- are the primary means of communicating about the performance of students on The Nation's Report Cards. Achievement levels have been set for reading, mathematics, writing, science, U.S. history, geography, civics, and economics. Reports on achievement levels reports can be found at the Governing Board's website, specifically at http://www.nagb.org/publications/achievement.html. Additional background on the Board's history of setting achievement levels may be found at http://www.nagb.org/publications/achievement.html. While the Board's achievement level setting methodologies have improved over the years, there is a unique need to develop state-of-the-art methods for this next generation of NAEP assessments. All new NAEP assessments will now be computer-based. Setting achievement levels on these computer-based, innovative NAEP assessments will require the Board to study, develop, and implement innovative standard setting methodologies to address the challenging issues presented by the innovative item types expected on new computer-based tests. The NAEP TEL Assessment The 2014 NAEP TEL assessment is a completely computer-based assessment. Student performance will be assessed through scenario-based tasks and discrete items. The Governing Board intends to incorporate computerized methods in the achievement level-setting process. The operational assessment for grade 8 will be administered in 2014, and data will be available for the achievement levels-setting work by September 2014. The 2014 NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy Framework and the Test Specifications adopted by the Governing Board, are available on the Governing Board's website at http://www.nagb.org/publications/frameworks/technology/2014-technology-framework.html. Preliminary achievement levels descriptions for each assessment area (Technology and Society; Design and Systems; and Information and Communication Technology) were developed as part of the Technology and Engineering Literacy Framework development project. The Governing Board commissioned an issues paper to inform the TEL standard setting process by identifying technical and policy issues which could have a substantive impact on the process of setting the achievement levels. The issues paper is available on the website at http://www.nagb.gov/publications/reports-papers/achievement-levels/2014-naep-achievement-levels.html. The Governing Board is currently in the process of conducting expert evaluation of the preliminary achievement levels descriptions in order to develop final descriptions for use in the achievement levels setting process conducted under the contract. Request for Proposals The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued under full and open competition, no later than 30 days from this notice. Proposals will be due 45 days after the RFP is released. The award is anticipated to be a hybrid type contract with labor costs awarded on a Firm Fixed Price Basis and Other Direct Costs awarded on a cost reimbursement basis. The contract award is projected to be made prior to September 30, 2014. The period of performance is anticipated to be approximately 14 months. All responsible sources are encouraged to respond to this notice, provide capability statements (not exceeding 2 pages), and submit feedback on the proposed solicitation. All timely responses received shall be considered by the Governing Board. Information on the Governing Board's work can be found at www.nagb.gov. Questions and comments on this notice may be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Munira Mwalimu, by Friday, February 28th, 10 a.m. EST at Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov. Responses will be posted approximately five working days after receipt.
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