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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
Coffman, William E. – 1988
Given the wide individual differences among any group of students and since measurements are always accompanied by errors, the question of how tests should be used in assessing the quality of an educational program is considered. The ways in which educators have dealt with this problem are reviewed, from the systematic examinations of the question…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational History, Educational Trends
