A Tale of Two Test-Specification Strategies.

Popham, W. James

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ERIC Number: EJ448039

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Publication Date: 1992

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A Tale of Two Test-Specification Strategies.

Popham, W. James

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v11 n2 p16-17,22 Sum 1992

Test specifications need to take a middle road so that they are not so general that instructional targeting is impossible and not so specific that only unitary assessment targets are fostered. Using illustrative sample items provides a good means of communicating the items eligible to be tested. (SLD)

Descriptors: Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Norm Referenced Tests, Standardized Tests, Test Construction, Test Content, Test Validity, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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