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A System of Performance Standards: Policy Reviews as an Additional Layer of Validity
This paper, presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education in Washington, DC, describes the […]
July 18, 2016
Precision, Interpretability, and Utility of SGPs
This paper was written in response to claims made in Stephen Sireci et al’s 2016 critique of Student Growth Percentiles […]
July 6, 2016
Score Comparability Across Computerized Assessment Delivery Devices
This paper defines comparability, reviews the literature, and provides recommendations for states when submitting assessments to Title I Peer Review. […]
June 18, 2016
A Guide to Understanding and Selecting Measures of Growth for Smarter Balanced Members
This paper helps policymakers understand a number of characteristics of the array of existing student growth measures. It also aids […]
May 21, 2016
The Role of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing in Establishing a Methodology to Support the Evaluation of Assessment Quality
This paper discusses how the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (2014) were used in the development of a framework […]
April 19, 2016
Developing a Theory of Action to Support High-Quality Accountability System Design
This paper supports state leaders as they create theories of action to support the design of high-quality accountability systems.
April 4, 2016
A Theory of Action to Guide the Design and Evaluation of States Innovative Assessment and Accountability System Pilots
This document, published in conjunction with Knowledge Works, provides a detailed guide to help state and district leaders create detailed […]
March 31, 2016
A Guide to Evaluating College- and Career-Ready Assessments: Focus on Test Characteristics
These resources support comprehensive evaluations of standardized assessments measuring college- and career-ready standards relative to the Council of Chief State […]
March 27, 2016
Testing Accommodations for Students with Dyslexia: Key Opportunities to Understand Student Thinking
The goal of this paper is to describe dyslexia, investigate current accommodation trends that are often recommended for this population, […]
March 24, 2016
Memorandum to USED on Implementation of the Innovative Assessment and Accountability Pilot
This memo to U.S. Education Secretary John King was jointly prepared by the Center for Assessment and KnowledgeWorks in March […]
March 20, 2016