基本説明
Specific topics include the role of examinee motivation, obtaining and making decisions based on validity evidence, evidence of consequences, and considering contextual sampling effects when evalulating validity evidence.
Full Description
The educational testing community in the United States is facing a dramatic increase in the use of test scores as a measure of accountability. This volume reviews issues in testing science and practice that impact the nation's public education system. These include test development at the local and state levels, the assessment of special populations, test performance in charter schools, and the role of college placement and entrance examinations. Also featured is a section focusing on validation practices, and defining and interpreting resulting test scores.
This text is for measurement practitioners, scholars, and advanced graduate students involved in researching and implementing high stakes testing. It will serve as a valuable reference for practitioners and an excellent resource for graduate level seminars in high stakes testing.
Contents
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
James A. Bovaird, Kurt F. Geisinger, and Chad W. Buckendahl
Current State of High-Stakes Testing in Education
Barbara S. Plake
I. Current Issues in Kindergarten Through Grade 2 Assessment
Local Development of a High-Stakes Assessment Program: Lessons Learned and Research Results Gained
John Crawford and Patricia Crum
Setting Performance Standards on Alternate Assessments for Students With Disabilities
Abdullah A. Ferdous, Sue Bechard, and Chad W. Buckendahl
Assessing English Language Skills in Education: Implications for Students With Limited English Proficiency
Anja R amp ouml mhild and James A. Bovaird
Student Achievement and Adequate Yearly Progress Within the Indiana Charter School System
W. Holmes Finch, Brian F. French, and Mary Baker
Revising a Large-Scale College Placement Examination Program: Innovation Within Constraints
Kristen Huff and Gerald J. Melican
A Role for College Admissions Tests in State Assessment Programs
Sherri Miller and Jay Happel
II. Validity Considerations: Test Use and Consequences of Test Scores
Finding Validity Evidence: An Analysis Using the Mental Measurements Yearbook
Gregory J. Cizek, Heather K. Koons, and Sharyn L. Rosenberg
A Model of Examinee Test-Taking Effort
Steven L. Wise and Lisa F. Smith
Validity Arguments for High-Stakes Testing and Accountability Systems
Deborah L. Bandalos, Amanda E. Ferster, Susan L. Davis, and Karen M. Samuelsen
Testing and Measurement From a Multilevel View: Psychometrics and Validation
Bruno D. Zumbo and Barry Forer
A High-Stakes Use of Intelligence Testing: A Forensic Case Study
Chad W. Buckendahl and Brett P. Foley
High-Stakes Education Research: Enhanced Scrutiny of the Education System and Its Consequences
James A. Bovaird and Natalie A. Koziol
III. Looking Ahead
The Future of High-Stakes Testing in Education
Kurt F. Geisinger
Index
About the Editors
