An Approach for Evaluating the Technical Quality of Interim Assessments
| Autor: | Marianne Perie, Scott Marion, Brian Gong, Ying Li |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Medical education
Management science Computer science media_common.quotation_subject Professional development Academic achievement Education Test (assessment) ComputingMilieux_GENERAL Formative assessment Summative assessment Interim Item response theory ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Developmental and Educational Psychology Quality (business) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Peabody Journal of Education. 85:163-185 |
| ISSN: | 1532-7930 0161-956X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01619561003685304 |
| Popis: | Increasing numbers of schools and districts have expressed interest in interim assessment systems to prepare for summative assessments and to improve teaching and learning. However, with so many commercial interim assessments available, schools and districts are struggling to determine which interim assessment is most appropriate to their needs. Unfortunately, there is little research-based guidance to help schools and districts to make the right choice about how to spend their money. Because we realize the urgency of developing criteria that can describe or evaluate the quality of interim assessments, this article presents the results of an initial attempt to create an instrument that school and district educators could use to evaluate the quality and usefulness of the interim assessment. The instrument is designed for use by state and district leaders to help them select an appropriate interim assessment system for their needs, but it could also be used by test vendors looking to evaluate and improve th... |
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