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Moore, Alan D.; Young, Suzanne – 1997
As schools move toward performance assessment, there is increasing discussion of using these assessments for accountability purposes. When used for making decisions, performance assessments must meet high standards of validity and reliability. One major source of unreliability in performance assessments is interrater disagreement. In this paper,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalizability Theory
Myerberg, N. James – 1996
The Montgomery County (Maryland) public school system has started using assessments other than multiple-choice tests because it is felt that this will provide school staff with better information about the success of the instructional program. One of the ways assessments can provide better information is by having teachers score student papers.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education


