NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Schutz, Richard E. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1985
This paper updates the concept of test validity. This new conception entails a set of 10 categories combined together in pairs: curriculum and instructional validity, statutory and forensic validity, media and journalistic validity, political and legislative validity, and partisan and activist validity. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Politics of Education, Predictive Validity, Psychometrics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bullock, Cheryl Davis; DeStefano, Lizanne – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1998
The usefulness of the 1992 TSA in reading was studied using interviews from 26 state directors of assessment. Perceptions about TSA credibility and orientation of test components and current use of TSA results were examined. The directors suggested involving more teachers in assessment, modifying descriptors, disseminating results quicker, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment