The paper, presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, presents a discussion of design considerations for balanced systems of assessment as well as an […]
Topics: Assessment Systems
This presentation at the 2018 NCME Classroom Assessment conference provides guidance on what states should consider when defining claims for their assessments of the Next Generation Science Standards.
The Center at 20: Leveraging the lessons of the past to improve the impact of assessment and accountability practices Thursday, September 27th Agenda Time Topic 8:30am Welcome to RILSScott Marion, […]
Many changes relative to assessment transition are motivated by demand from the field for shorter test time, faster score reporting, and assessment results serving multiple purposes (e.g., informing instruction, measuring […]
This paper explores, in detail, a number of design decisions involved with implementing a system of assessments (i.e., a balanced assessment system) at the district and state levels in the […]
Scott Marion offers a commentary on papers by Mark Wilson and Lorrie Shepard and colleagues in a special issue of Educational Measurement: Issues and Practices.
Assessing Student Learning of the Next Generation Science Standards RILS Summary Day One Blog Day Two Blog Download Agenda Thursday, September 28th Agenda Time Topic 8:30am Welcome to RILSScott Marion, […]
Setting the Foundation: Frameworks for Assessment, Context, and Literacy Fit the Assessment to Intended Purpose and Uses – Erika Hall Assessments: Beyond the Claims – Jeri Thompson Assessment Literacy Framework […]
This paper, presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education in Washington, DC, describes the increased departure from performance standards and cut scores that simply […]
Beyond Next Generation Summative Assessments: Comprehensive Assessment Systems September 17th – September 18th Presentations From the 2015 Conference Right-sizing TestingBrian Gong, Center for AssessmentProvides advice on how to “right-size” testing […]
This document addresses the role of assessment in Competency Based Education (CBE) systems. Key opportunities and challenges for CBE assessment are discussed along with examples and recommendations to support design, […]
Assessing College and Career Readiness: 2015 and Beyond September 26th-September 27th Day 1 Beyond the Common Core: Patrick Kyllonen Measurement of 21st Century Skills Within the Common Core State StandardsPatrick […]
In a paper presented at AERA in April 2012, an approach for validating local assessments is presented. This paper provides a framework intended to help district-level personnel develop and evaluate […]
At the 2011 RILS conference, we ask what assessment evaluation questions are we trying to answer with multiple measures?
Expanding Conceptions of Psychometrics to Evaluate the Technical Quality of Next Generation Balanced Assessment Systems October 21st-22nd Agenda Session I Implications of Next Generation Assessment Systems for Criteria and Tools […]
At the 2010 RILS conference, we discuss some implications of the design of balanced assessment systems for the evaluation of technical quality of assessments
Next Generation Assessment and Accountability Systems October 1st-October 2nd Agenda Session I Public Education SystemsPeter McWalters, Former Commissioner of Rhode Island Department of Education Session II Next Generation Assessment SystemsStuart […]
Validating Assessment and Accountability Programs September 25th-26th Agenda Session I Vicissitudes of the ValidatorsHenry Braun, Boston College Session II Moderated PanelKey considerations for different types of validation efforts Validating Accountability […]