Unintended Consequences of Performance Assessment: Issues of Bias and Fairness.

Bond, Lloyd

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Publication Date: 1995

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Unintended Consequences of Performance Assessment: Issues of Bias and Fairness.

Bond, Lloyd

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v14 n4 p21-24 Win 1995

The extent to which performance assessments can have unintended and undesirable consequences is not yet clear, but preliminary evidence suggests several issues of bias and fairness. Among these is the sheer difficulty of scoring complex performance assessments, as Vermont's experiences with portfolio assessment illustrate. (SLD)

Descriptors: Black Students, Culture Fair Tests, Educational Assessment, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), Scoring, State Programs, Statistical Bias, Test Bias, Test Interpretation, Test Use, Testing Problems, Testing Programs

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