Standard Setting EOC Tests
The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals and obtain quotations for the following psychometric services for Edition 3 of the Biology, Physical Science, Physics, and Chemistry end-of-course tests (EOC).
Setting standards for the North Carolina End-of-Course Tests in Biology, Physical Science, Physics, and Chemistry using a valid, legally defensible standard setting plan that meets the requirements set forth in this RFP.
Standard setting shall include:
Conducting the appropriate training of standard-setting committee members in the preferred standard-setting method for purposes of determining standards based on knowledgeable judgment.
Leading and facilitating group discussions and processes for the standard setting meeting and review of the achievement level descriptors.
Conducting appropriate review of the standard-setting processes and data to ensure alignment to the specifications included in this document.
Provide technical documentation/report to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) of strategies and procedures used prior to, during, and
after standard setting with documentation of standard-setting data collected, results of analysis, achievement level descriptors, and recommended standards based on committee judgment and ensuing analysis.
Meet with NCDPI staff, as required, to fulfill the terms of this RFP.
Provide a level of assurance that the established procedures and timelines specified in this document can be met.
The NCDPI shall assume all responsibility for the final signoff of standard setting data, results of analysis, achievement level descriptors, and recommended standards.
