The Generalizability of a Performance Assessment Measuring Achievement in Eighth Grade Mathematics.

McBee, Maridyth M.; Barnes, Laura L. B.

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Generalizability of a Performance Assessment Measuring Achievement in Eighth Grade Mathematics.

McBee, Maridyth M.; Barnes, Laura L. B.

Applied Measurement in Education, v11 n2 p179-94 1998

The temporal stability and intertask consistency of an eighth-grade mathematics performance assessment and how task similarity affects the ability to generalize results of the assessments were studied with results from 101 eighth graders. Results support the suggestion that large-scale performance assessments be used with considerable caution until they demonstrate better psychometric properties. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Psychometrics, Test Reliability, Test Use

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Language: English

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