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Chapelle, Carol A.; Enright, Mary K.; Jamieson, Joan – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2010
Drawing on experience between 2000 and 2007 in developing a validity argument for the high-stakes Test of English as a "Foreign Language[TM]" (TOEFL[R]), this paper evaluates the differences between the argument-based approach to validity as presented by "Kane (2006)" and that described in the 1999 "AERA/APA/NCME Standards for Educational and…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Validity, High Stakes Tests, English (Second Language)
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Linn, Robert L.; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
Results of a 1987 report--indicating that elementary students of all 50 states were above the national average--were assessed via 2 national mail and telephone surveys. Although results of data for 35 states support the general findings of the 1987 report, it appears that more specific results are less sensational. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods