As a desired outcome of education, ethical thinking has roots in philosophy, developmental psychology, and political movements that advocate for developing knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions beyond those associated with traditional […]
Topics: Validation & Technical Quality
In this policy brief, Senior Associate Juan D’Brot provides clear recommendations for state leaders about how to learn as much as possible from their technical advisors.
This presentation examines multiple state efforts to develop performance level descriptors based on the Next Generation Science Standards, with a focus on how the findings might provide guidance to classroom […]
This presentation, made at the 2018 NCME Classroom Assessment conference, provides guidance on what states should consider when defining claims for their assessments of the Next Generation Science Standards.
Many changes during an assessment transition are motivated by demand from the field for shorter test time, faster score reporting, and assessment results that serve multiple purposes (e.g., informing instruction, […]
Competency-based education (CBE) reform has become a priority in many local and state education agencies. An oft-cited goal of CBE is to reduce inequities in student achievement outcomes and achievement […]
This paper provides guidance to help state education leaders develop an implementation plan to address the provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act on locally-selected, nationally-recognized high school assessments.
This document contains the written version of the presidential address delivered by Charlie DePascale at the 47th annual conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA). The address presents seven […]
This paper, presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education in Washington, DC, describes the increased departure from performance standards and cut scores that simply […]
This paper discusses how the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (2014) were used in the development of a framework for evaluating assessment quality. The authors highlight how the structure […]
These resources support comprehensive evaluations of standardized assessments measuring college- and career-ready standards relative to the Council of Chief State School Officers’ Criteria for Procuring and Evaluating High-Quality Assessments.
In this invited presentation to the Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association conference, Gong traces different definitions of success for all from a measurement perspective, including the current challenges posed […]
Using Multiple Measures to Enhance Validity and Reliability September 22nd – 23rd Multiple Measures, Multiple UsesMultiple Measures, Multiple Uses PresentationMultiple Measures, Multiple Uses HandoutMargaret E. Goertz Multiple Measures in the […]
This paper reports work to develop an instrument with detailed criteria that educators could use to analyze the quality and usefulness of interim assessment instruments.
Validating Assessment and Accountability Programs September 25th-26th Agenda Session I Vicissitudes of the ValidatorsHenry Braun, Boston College Session II Moderated PanelKey considerations for different types of validation efforts Validating Accountability […]
In this invited presentation to those working on a federally funded assessment project for students with severe cognitive disabilities, Gong discussed how learning progressions might be used to help develop […]
Presentation on the 2% assessment (AA-MAS) at Alternate Assessment conference sponsored by U.S. Education Department.
This presentation to the Council of Chief State School Officers discusses eight traditions that have specified developmental sequences, and can inform thought about learning progressions. Several examples are analyzed in […]