From Session 2 of the 2021 Convening on Through-Year Assessment: Claims are the foundation for design and validation. This session will include representatives from states and vendors to address some […]
Topics: Validity
Presentation at the AERA Special Interest Group on School Indicators and Profiles; uses examples from several states to highlight the need to disaggregate data to address validity, equity, and improvement.
The landscape of statewide, large-scale educational assessment is shifting away from “stand-alone” summative assessments and toward integrated sets of assessments designed to support various interpretations and uses. This coordinated session […]
This paper argues that there should be many different interim assessment designs to match varied instructional uses, and provides examples.
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, […]
This document, written by Brian Gong and Thanos Patelis, describes the Center for Assessment’s methodology for evaluating the test content components of the Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) […]
This paper, presented at AERA in April 2012, outlines an approach for validating local assessments. It provides a framework intended to help district-level personnel develop and evaluate district-wide assessments aligned […]
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 […]
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 […]
This presentation outlines considerations for examining the consequential validity of a state’s AA-AAS. It summarizes the literature on consequential validity, discusses the rationale for examining such a thing, proposes some […]
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 […]
This presentation provides an approach for thinking about the validity of accountability systems, and provides several examples of how system design decisions may impact the validity of a school accountability […]
This presentation, from NCME’s 2005 conference, describes several adjustments that could be made to increase the validity of adequate-yearly-progress (AYP) decisions without changing the NCLB statute.
Ten suggestions for improving accountability issues caused by the technical implementation of the adequate-yearly-progress (AYP) rules of No Child Left Behind.
Incorporating Measures of Student Growth Into State Accountability Systems October 7th – 8th Agenda Session I Validity Considerations When Measuring GrowthScott Marion, Center for Assessment Session II Vertically-Articulated Content Standards, […]
What questions should be asked about vertical scales and growth modeling in a construct-validity context?
How can states build alignment between what they value for truly improving teaching and learning and what they identify for inclusion in large-scale assessment? Three New England states have worked […]