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Peer reviewedShavelson, Richard J.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1993
Evidence is presented on the generalizability and convergent validity of performance assessments using data from six studies of student achievement that sampled a wide range of measurement facets and methods. Results at individual and school levels indicate that task-sampling variability is the major source of measurement error. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Error of Measurement, Generalizability Theory
Echternacht, Gary – 1979
The role that measurement error plays in the regression effect is discussed with particular reference to the RMC models for evaluating the effects of Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I programs. The norm referenced evaluation model assumes a theory of growth where the relative ranking of students remains the same from pretest to posttest…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
