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Direct linkClark, Amy K.; Karvonen, Meagan – Educational Assessment, 2020
Alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS) have historically lacked broad validity evidence and an overall evaluation of the extent to which evidence supports intended uses of results. An expanding body of validation literature, the funding of two AA-AAS consortia, and advances in computer-based assessment have…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Test Validity, Test Use, Students with Disabilities
Download full textPatrick Kyllonen; Amit Sevak; Teresa Ober; Ikkyu Choi; Jesse Sparks; Daniel Fishtein – ETS Research Report Series, 2024
Assessment refers to a broad array of approaches for measuring or evaluating a person's (or group of persons') skills, behaviors, dispositions, or other attributes. Assessments range from standardized tests used in admissions, employee selection, licensure examinations, and domestic and international large-scale assessments of cognitive and…
Descriptors: Assessment Literacy, Testing, Test Bias, Test Construction
Boyer, Michelle; Landl, Erika – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
This Brief contains a scan of the interim assessment landscape, and is focused on the availability of documentation supporting the appropriateness of these assessments for students with disabilities. The purpose of this Brief is to advise the development of guidance that facilitates improved practices related to the use of interim assessments for…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Inclusion
New York State Education Department, 2015
This technical report provides an overview of the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA), including a description of the purpose of the NYSAA, the processes utilized to develop and implement the NYSAA program, and Stakeholder involvement in those processes. By comparing the intent of the NYSAA with its process and design, the validity of the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
New York State Education Department, 2014
This technical report provides an overview of the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA), including a description of the purpose of the NYSAA, the processes utilized to develop and implement the NYSAA program, and Stakeholder involvement in those processes. The purpose of this report is to document the technical aspects of the 2013-14 NYSAA.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, State Departments of Education, Student Evaluation
Bovaird, James A., Ed.; Geisinger, Kurt F., Ed.; Buckendahl, Chad W., Ed. – APA Books, 2011
Educational assessment and, more broadly, educational research in the United States have entered into an era characterized by a dramatic increase in the prevalence and importance of test score use in accountability systems. This volume covers a selection of contemporary issues about testing science and practice that impact the nation's public…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Test Use, Student Placement, Educational Research
Schwartz, Judah L., Ed.; Garet, Michael S., Ed. – 1981
In an effort to examine issues raised by the effort to assess the performance of educational institutions, a project focusing on the social purposes and intellectual foundations of assessment practices in education was initiated. The primary goal of the project was to explore the possibility of developing new, more appropriate educational…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Diagnosis
Lazar, Meryl K.; Bean, Rita M. – 1991
A project was conducted to develop and implement a comprehensive assessment system in existing adult education programs. Weekly site visits were made to four programs as follows: a segment of a large adult program offering literacy, General Educational Development (GED), and specialized technical courses; a small community-based program with…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Alternative Assessment, Career Development, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedHaney, Walt – Educational Leadership, 1985
Following a critique of so-called educational testing, this article examines three "educationally noteworthy school testing programs"--those of Portland, Oregon; Orange County, Florida; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and one noteworthy school with no standardized testing: the Prospect School in Bennington, Vermont. Derives some broad…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Alternative Assessment, Computer Assisted Testing, Demonstration Programs
Afflerbach, Peter, Ed. – 1990
This paper presents six chapters that describe how statewide reading assessment is currently being performed and how the data are being used. The validity of statewide reading assessment instruments and the appropriate uses of statewide reading assessment data are explored. Several chapters discuss new ways in which some states conduct reading…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
PDF pending restorationEstrin, Elise Trumbull – 1993
Alternative assessments, also called authentic or performance assessments, have first the common notion of a meaningful performance or product. The use of such alternatives with students belonging to nondominant language and cultural groups is of interest because of the hope that this type of assessment can show what these students can really do…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Context Effect, Cultural Differences, Educational Assessment
Hymes, Donald L. – 1993
Learning about tests will help parents help their children perform better on all types of assessments. This guide explains the many types of tests that students can take and describes the benefits and limitations of each. Test use and improving test performance are discussed. Assessment usually takes place for purposes of instruction, screening,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Aptitude Tests
