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Consequences of (Mis)use of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) for High-Stakes Decisions: A Comment on Haney and the Texas Miracle in Education.

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Kellow, J. Thomas; Willson, Victor L. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2001

Explores the consequence of failing to incorporate measurement error in the development of cut scores in criterion-referenced measures, using the example of Texas and the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills to illustrate the impact of measurement error on false negative decisions. Findings support those of W. Haney (2000). (SLD)

Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Error of Measurement

Generalizability Theory: Applications to Program Evaluation.

Gillmore, Gerald M. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1983

The unique conceptual framework and language of generalizability theory are presented. While this chapter is relevant to any area in which generalizability theory is applicable, it emphasizes evaluation research, and most examples come from that area. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Decision Making, Error of Measurement