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Direct linkSadler, D. Royce – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2010
If a grade is to be trusted as an authentic representation of a student's level of academic achievement, one of the requirements is that all the elements that contribute to that grade must qualify as achievement, and not be something else. The implications of taking this proposition literally turn out to be far reaching. Many elements that are…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Integrity, Credits
Download full textBruce, Bertram C.; And Others – 1993
One of 10 reports commissioned by the National Academy of Education, this report investigates topics related to an assessment program piloted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) designed to support state-by-state and state-to-nation comparisons of student performance in reading. The report focuses on three issues: (1) the…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Research
Kobrin, Jennifer L.; Deng, Hui; Shaw, Emily J. – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2007
This study was designed to address two frequent criticisms of the SAT essay--that essay length is the best predictor of scores, and that there is an advantage in using more "sophisticated" examples as opposed to personal experience. The study was based on 2,820 essays from the first three administrations of the new SAT. Each essay was…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Computer Assisted Testing, Construct Validity, Writing Skills
O'Neil, Timothy; Sireci, Stephen G.; Huff, Kristen L. – Educational Assessment, 2004
Educational tests used for accountability purposes must represent the content domains they purport to measure. When such tests are used to monitor progress over time, the consistency of the test content across years is important for ensuring that observed changes in test scores are due to student achievement rather than to changes in what the test…
Descriptors: Test Items, Cognitive Ability, Test Content, Science Teachers
Burstein, Leigh; And Others – 1990
A method is presented for determining the content validity of a series of secondary school mathematics tests. These tests are part of the Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP), a collaborative effort by California university systems to develop placement examinations and a means to document student preparation in mathematics. Content…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Content Analysis, Content Validity, Higher Education
