Bias in Authentic Assessment.

Howell, Kenneth W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ496266

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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ISSN: ISSN-0737-2477

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Bias in Authentic Assessment.

Howell, Kenneth W.; And Others

Diagnostique, v19 n1 p387-400 Fall 1993

This survey of educators examined validity issues in Arizona's program of authentic assessment of written communication. The paper concludes that authentic measures lack meaningful standards. Major flaws were reported in the areas of "fairness,""transfer and generalizability,""content quality," and "meaningfulness." Bias in assessment of writings by minority students was evident. (JDD)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Minority Groups, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolio Assessment, Standards, State Programs, Student Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Test Bias, Test Validity, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Arizona

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