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Frey, Andreas; Hartig, Johannes; Rupp, Andre A. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2009
In most large-scale assessments of student achievement, several broad content domains are tested. Because more items are needed to cover the content domains than can be presented in the limited testing time to each individual student, multiple test forms or booklets are utilized to distribute the items to the students. The construction of an…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Theory Practice Relationship, Design
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Solano-Flores, Guillermo; Shavelson, Richard J. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1997
Conceptual, practical, and logistical issues in the development of science performance assessments (SPAs) are discussed. The conceptual framework identifies task, response format, and scoring system as components, and conceives of SPAs as tasks that attempt to recreate conditions in which scientists work. Developing SPAs is a sophisticated effort…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment, Science Education, Science Tests