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Lyness, Scott A.; Peterson, Kent; Yates, Kenneth – Education Sciences, 2021
The Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) is a high stakes summative assessment that was designed to measure pre-service teacher readiness. We examined the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of trained PACT evaluators who rated 19 candidates. As measured by Cohen's weighted kappa, the overall IRR estimate was 0.17 (poor strength of…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Language
Wheeler, Patricia – 1991
The appropriateness of the Angoff method (W. H. Angoff, 1971) for setting standards on tests was studied. Evaluators (judges) from California school districts and teacher training institutions reviewed 15 NTE (National Teacher Examinations) Program Specialty Area Tests published by the Educational Testing Service for their appropriateness in…
Descriptors: Art Education, Biology, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education