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Berliner, David C. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
The Scylla and Charybdis in this discussion of teacher evaluation are standardized achievement test data on the one hand, and classroom observational systems on the other. These are the two most common methods used to judge teachers' competency. Both have serious flaws: the former primarily with validity, the latter primarily with reliability. At…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Problems, Standardized Tests, Achievement Tests
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Einarsdottir, Sif; Rounds, James – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2009
Item response theory was used to address gender bias in interest measurement. Differential item functioning (DIF) technique, SIBTEST and DIMTEST for dimensionality, were applied to the items of the six General Occupational Theme (GOT) and 25 Basic Interest (BI) scales in the Strong Interest Inventory. A sample of 1860 women and 1105 men was used.…
Descriptors: Test Format, Females, Vocational Interests, Construct Validity
Johnson, Michael N.; Erion, R. L. – 1991
The revised standards used by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) embody several departures from past standards. One difference is that they oblige units to focus on the knowledge bases pertinent to professional preparation for education. The concept of knowledge bases is explored, and implications for the construct…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Construct Validity