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Direct linkGoodman, Dean P.; Hambleton, Ronald K. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2004
A critical, but often neglected, component of any large-scale assessment program is the reporting of test results. In the past decade, a body of evidence has been compiled that raises concerns over the ways in which these results are reported to and understood by their intended audiences. In this study, current approaches for reporting…
Descriptors: Test Results, Student Evaluation, Scores, Testing Programs
Download full textHambleton, Ronald K.; Slater, Sharon – 1994
Considerable evidence suggests that policy-makers, educators, the media, and the public do not understand national and state test results. The problems appear to be two-fold: the scales on which scores are reported seem confusing, and the report forms themselves are often too complex for the intended audiences. This paper addresses two topics. The…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Performance
