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Download full textEvans, Carla M. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2023
Large-scale performance assessment programs are a longstanding reform tool. However, standard setting can be a challenge for assessment programs that use primarily non-standardized assessments. The purpose of this paper is to extend this field of research by explaining the standard setting methodology applied to one more recent instantiation of a…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Accountability, Performance Based Assessment, State Programs
Burton, Nancy W. – 1977
Performance standards are useful tools when comparative evaluation or personal selection are not appropriate for decision making. The concept was developed in 1962 when Glaser introduced criterion referenced testing, to emphasize the importance of making test scores informative about learning processes rather than comparing them to other people's…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
