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Assessment Validation in the Context of High-Stakes Assessment.
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Ryan, Katherine – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2002
Proposes a process approach to validity that addresses assessment validation in the context of high-stakes assessment. This approach includes a test evaluator or validator who considers the perspectives of five stakeholder groups at four different stages of assessment maturity in relation to six aspects of construct validity. Illustrates each…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluators, High Stakes Tests
Partitioning Responsibility for the Evaluation of the Consequences of Assessment Programs.
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Linn, Robert L. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1998
The focus is on partitioning the evaluation of the consequences of assessment programs among the sponsors, developers, users, and reviewers of tests. Five parties that share responsibility are discussed: (1) the state legislature, (2) the state board of education, (3) the school district, (4) the test publisher, and (5) the measurement profession.…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods