Avoiding Bias in the Assessment of Communication Skills.

Stiggins, Richard J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ315031

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Avoiding Bias in the Assessment of Communication Skills.

Stiggins, Richard J.; And Others

Communication Education, v34 n2 p135-41 Apr 1985

Discusses the nature and sources of test bias in measuring communication skills. Recommends structured performance assessment to reduce bias, contending that performance tests, if carefully administered, can be valid, unbiased methods of assessing communication skills. (PD)

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Performance Based Assessment, Speech Communication, Student Evaluation, Test Bias

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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