Dynamic Learning Maps
Acknowledgements
1
Overview
1.1
Current DLM Collaborators for Development and Implementation
1.2
Theory of Action and Interpretive Argument
1.3
Technical Manual Overview
2
Essential Element Development
3
Assessment Design and Development
4
Assessment Delivery
4.1
Overview of Key Features of the Science Assessment Model
4.1.1
Assessment Administration Windows
4.2
Evidence From the DLM System
4.2.1
Adaptive Delivery
4.2.2
Administration Incidents
4.2.3
Accessibility Support Selections
4.3
Evidence From Monitoring Assessment Administration
4.3.1
Test Administration Observations
4.4
Evidence From Test Administrators
4.4.1
User Experience With the DLM System
4.4.2
Opportunity to Learn
4.5
Conclusion
5
Modeling
5.1
Psychometric Background
5.2
Calibration
5.3
Evaluating Evidence of Parameter Drift
5.4
Conclusion
6
Standard Setting
7
Reporting and Results
7.1
Student Participation
7.2
Student Performance
7.2.1
Overall Performance
7.2.2
Subgroup Performance
7.3
Mastery Results
7.3.1
Mastery Status Assignment
7.3.2
Linkage Level Mastery
7.4
Additional Scoring Evidence
7.4.1
Relationships Between Educators’ Ratings of Student Mastery and Linkage Level Mastery
7.5
Data Files
7.6
Score Reports
7.6.1
Individual Student Score Reports
7.6.2
School and District Aggregate Score Reports
7.7
Quality-Control Procedures for Data Files and Score Reports
7.8
Conclusion
8
Reliability
8.1
Background Information on Reliability Methods
8.2
Methods of Obtaining Reliability Evidence
8.2.1
Reliability Sampling Procedure
8.3
Reliability Evidence
8.3.1
Linkage Level Reliability Evidence
8.3.2
Essential Element Reliability Evidence
8.3.3
Domain and Topic Reliability Evidence
8.3.4
Subject Reliability Evidence
8.3.5
Performance Level Reliability Evidence
8.4
Conclusion
9
Training and Professional Development
9.1
Instructional Professional Development
9.1.1
Professional Development Participation and Evaluation
9.2
Conclusion
10
Validity Evidence
10.1
Validity Evidence Summary
10.2
Continuous Improvement
10.2.1
Improvements to the Assessment System
10.2.2
Future Research
11
References
2024–2025 Technical Manual Update
2024–2025 Technical Manual Update
Science
December 2025
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