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Lane, Suzanne; Leventhal, Brian – Review of Research in Education, 2015
This chapter addresses the psychometric challenges in assessing English language learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities (SWDs). The first section addresses some general considerations in the assessment of ELLs and SWDs, including the prevalence of ELLs and SWDs in the student population, federal and state legislation that requires the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Evaluation Problems, English Language Learners, Disabilities
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Brennan, Robert L. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1992
A conceptual framework and heuristic model for considering the existence, magnitude, and consequences of context effects are presented through an extension of some generalizability theory concepts. Context effects are often misunderstood, and current measurement models have serious limitations for examining them. Their importance needs to be…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Context Effect, Equated Scores, Equations (Mathematics)