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Bias in Authentic Assessment.

Howell, Kenneth W.; And Others – Diagnostique, 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…

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Minority Groups