Publications

Submitted
Castellano, K. E., & Ho, A. D. (Submitted). Simple choices among aggregate-level conditional status metrics: From median Student Growth Percentiles to value-added models. simple_choices_-_castellano_and_ho.pdf
Forthcoming
Ho, A. D. (Forthcoming). Working Paper: Off track: Problems with “on track” inferences in empirical and predictive standard setting. off_track_-_andrew_ho_working_paper.pdf
2013
Castellano, K. E., & Ho, A. D. (2013). A Practitioner's Guide to Growth Models. Council of Chief State School Officers. a_pracitioners_guide_to_growth_models.pdf
A bound version of this guide is available at cost, $11.39 plus shipping, here: https://www.createspace.com/4167243. The authors are grateful to multiple reviewers and feedback from members of the Council of Chief State School Officers, particularly the two State Collaboratives on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) groups: TILSA (Technical Issues in Large-Scale Assessment) and ASR (Accountability Systems & Reporting).
2012
Ho, A. D., & Reardon, S. F. (2012). Estimating achievement gaps from test scores reported in ordinal "proficiency" categories. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 37, 489-517. Link to article
2011
Hoffer, T. B., Hedberg, E. C., Brown, K. L., Halverson, M. L., Reid-Brossard, P., Ho, A. D., & Furgol, K. E. (2011). Final report on the evaluation of the Growth Model Pilot Project. Washington, DC: US Department of Education. Website
Ho, A. D. (2011). Supporting growth interpretations using through-course assessments. Paper commissioned by the Center for K-12 Assessment and Performance Management at ETS. Website
2010
Furgol, K. E., Ho, A. D., & Zimmerman, D. L. (2010). Estimating trends from censored assessment data under No Child Left Behind. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 70, 760-776. Website
2009
Ho, A. D., Lewis, D. M., & Farris, J. L. M. (2009). The dependence of growth-model results on proficiency cut scores. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 28(4), 15-26. Website
Ho, A. D. (2009). A nonparametric framework for comparing trends and gaps across tests. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 34, 201-228. Website
2008
Ho, A. D. (2008). The problem with “proficiency”: Limitations of statistics and policy under No Child Left Behind. Educational Researcher, 37(6), 351-360. Website
2007
Ho, A. D., & Haertel, E. H. (2007). Apples to apples? The underlying assumptions of state-NAEP comparisons. Paper commissioned by the Council of Chief State School Officers. ho_haertel_apples_to_apples.pdf
Ho, A. D. (2007). Discrepancies between score trends from NAEP and state tests: A scale-invariant perspective. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 26(4), 11-20. Website
Ho, A. D., & Haertel, E. H. (2007). (Over)-interpreting mappings of state performance standards onto the NAEP scale. Paper commissioned by the Council of Chief State School Officers. ho_haertel_overinterpreting_mappings.pdf