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New Faces of Validity of Educational Tests.
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Schutz, Richard E. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1985
This paper updates the concept of test validity. This new conception entails a set of 10 categories combined together in pairs: curriculum and instructional validity, statutory and forensic validity, media and journalistic validity, political and legislative validity, and partisan and activist validity. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Politics of Education, Predictive Validity, Psychometrics
How Standardized Is School Testing? An Exploratory Observational Study of Standardized Group Testing in Kindergarten.
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Wodtke, Kenneth H.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1989
A qualitative observational study of standardized group testing in 10 kindergartens revealed variations in testing conditions, discrepancies from standardized administration procedures, and variations in children's behavior that contributed to difficulties in maintaining a uniform testing process. High-stakes group testing in kindergarten should…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Group Testing, Kindergarten, Primary Education
A Study of the Utility of Results from the 1992 Trial State Assessment (TSA) in Reading for State-Level Administrators of Assessment.
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Bullock, Cheryl Davis; DeStefano, Lizanne – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1998
The usefulness of the 1992 TSA in reading was studied using interviews from 26 state directors of assessment. Perceptions about TSA credibility and orientation of test components and current use of TSA results were examined. The directors suggested involving more teachers in assessment, modifying descriptors, disseminating results quicker, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment