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Ho, Andrew D. – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: The target of assessment validation is not an assessment but the use of an assessment for a purpose. Although the validation literature often provides examples of assessment purposes, comprehensive reviews of these purposes are rare. Additionally, assessment purposes posed for validation are generally described as discrete and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Measurement Objectives, Educational Change
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Liu, Ou Lydia; Lee, Hee-Sun; Hofstetter, Carolyn; Linn, Marcia C. – Educational Assessment, 2008
In response to the demand for sound science assessments, this article presents the development of a latent construct called knowledge integration as an effective measure of science inquiry. Knowledge integration assessments ask students to link, distinguish, evaluate, and organize their ideas about complex scientific topics. The article focuses on…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Scoring Rubrics, Psychometrics, Concept Mapping