As a desired outcome of education, ethical thinking has roots in philosophy, developmental psychology, and political movements that advocate for developing knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions beyond those associated with traditional […]
Topics: Educational Measurement
Creative thinking is essential for career success in the information age. According to the World Economic Forum, creative thinking ranks as the fastest growing and second-most important skill among employers. […]
It’s never been more important to teach 21st century skills—the cognitive, interpersonal, and intrapersonal competencies that students need to thrive in postsecondary education and the global workforce. But teaching these skills—and […]
More than a dozen states are exploring or piloting through-year assessments to replace their current end-of-year summative test for accountability. Although moving to a through-year assessment program may provide a […]
Through-year assessment is enjoying a surge of attention, with more than a dozen states designing, piloting, or implementing versions of this assessment model to replace their current end-of-year summative test […]
This document lays out a few high-level principles and practices around cognitive diagnosis models (CDMs) / diagnostic classification models (DCMs) that are commonly of relevance for practical applications of these models. The document has […]
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, […]
This peer-reviewed study was originally prepared for the University of New Hampshire’s Education Department and investigates the predictive validity and policy impact of Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation minimum […]
This peer-reviewed article describes methods that the Center for Assessment tested that strengthen the comparability claims about the annual determinations of student proficiency in New Hampshire’s Performance Assessment of Competency […]
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, […]
This paper was presented in September, 2017 at the Center for Assessment annual Reidy Interactive Lecture Series. It addresses science assessments that are based on the Next Generation Science Standards […]
This peer-reviewed article critically evaluates value-added accountability measures currently enacted in the United States at the federal and state levels to assess teacher preparation program effectiveness.
This book review examines Mark Paige’s book, “Building a Better Teacher: Understanding Value-Added Models in the Law of Teacher Evaluations”.
This document contains the written version of the presidential address delivered by Charlie DePascale at the 47th annual conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA). The address presents 7 […]
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 report, commissioned in 2016 by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Technical Issues In Large-Scale Assessment (TILSA) State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) defines comparability, […]
This paper was prepared for the 2016 annual meeting of the National Council for Measurement in Education. Lyons and Hall discuss how the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (2014) […]
These resources were developed by the Center to support comprehensive evaluations of standardized assessments measuring college- and career-ready standards relative to CCSSO’s Criteria for Procuring and Evaluating High Quality Assessments.