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Commentary: Evidential Validity Versus Predictive Validity--The Need for Both
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Montgomery, Alyssa; Dumont, Ron; Willis, John O. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2017
The articles presented in this Special Issue provide evidence for many statistically significant relationships among error scores obtained from the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Third Edition (KTEA)-3 between various groups of students with and without disabilities. The data reinforce the importance of examiners looking beyond the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Validity, Predictive Validity, Error Patterns
Best Practices for Determining Subgroup Size in Accountability Systems While Protecting Personally Identifiable Student Information. Institute of Education Sciences Congressionally Mandated Report. IES 2017-147
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Seastrom, Marilyn – Institute of Education Sciences, 2017
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 (Public Law 114-95) requires each state to create a plan for its statewide accountability system. In particular, ESSA calls for state plans that include strategies for reporting education outcomes by grade for all students and for economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Best Practices, Information Security, Sample Size
A Teacher's Guide to Assessment Concepts and Statistics
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Newman, Carole; Newman, Isadore – Teacher Educator, 2013
The concept of teacher accountability assumes teachers will use data-driven decision making to plan and deliver appropriate and effective instruction to their students. In order to do so, teachers must be able to accurately interpret the data that is given to them, and that requires the knowledge of some basic concepts of assessment and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Basic Vocabulary, Data, Accountability
Analytic Considerations in Distance Education Research.
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Suen, Hoi K.; Stevens, Robert J. – American Journal of Distance Education, 1993
Reports on a review of empirical research reports submitted over the past several years to the "American Journal of Distance Education" that identified common analytic problems and errors often overlooked by distance education researchers. Topics discussed include significance testing; assessment issues, including reliability and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems