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Evans, Carla M.; Lyons, Susan – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study was to test methods that strengthen the comparability claims about annual determinations of student proficiency in English language arts, math, and science (Grades 3-12) in the New Hampshire Performance Assessment of Competency Education (NH PACE) pilot project. First, we examined the literature in order to define…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Language Arts, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
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Goldberg, Gail Lynn – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2012
The engagement of teachers as raters to score constructed response items on assessments of student learning is widely claimed to be a valuable vehicle for professional development. This paper examines the evidence behind those claims from several sources, including research and reports over the past two decades, information from a dozen state…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Performance Based Assessment, Scoring, Professional Development
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Glaser, Robert – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
Some unfinished issues relating to achievement test theory that seemed implicit in the basic idea of criterion-referenced testing are reviewed, recognizing their importance in current studies of authentic assessment and performance-based tests. The future of performance-based evaluation is explored. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational History
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Popham, W. James – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1993
Current successes and failures in U.S. educational measurement are reviewed, focusing on criterion-referenced testing. Pluses and minuses are listed for the following: (1) the move toward authentic assessment; (2) the dominance of criterion-referenced assessment; and (3) item response theory applications. Each area is a double-edged sword. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Change
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Plake, Barbara S. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1993
The development of a hypothetical testing program designed to provide optimum information about student achievement is chronicled. Computer adaptive testing and performance testing are postulated as part of the program. What optimum information really means is discussed. Optimum is only optimal when theory and application are balanced. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
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Brookhart, Susan M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1993
This instructional module from the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) explains how to design assessments for written reports, develop performance criteria and communicate them to students, monitor progress, and assess the outcome. Learning how to give students a role in assessment adds a dimension to their responsibilities. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education