This 2012 NCME presentation provides an introduction to recent national educational policies and identifies associated measurement issues and other implications that graduate students and new measurement professionals should be aware […]
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Using Multiple Measures to Enhance Validity and Reliability September 22nd – 23rd Multiple Measures, Multiple UsesMultiple Measures, Multiple Uses PresentationMultiple Measures, Multiple Uses HandoutMargaret E. Goertz Multiple Measures in the […]
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 […]
This presentation reviews four key lessons learned about growth to date and discusses three key areas that will make growth data more useful: a) defining desired learning sequences in terms […]
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 […]
This presentation focuses on understanding how to design and develop an alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS). Different sections focus on identifying the target population, determining how the […]
This presentation focuses on how the definition of “proficient” varies across states. It illustrates how the definitions can lead to variances in cut scores and percent proficient and describes best […]
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 […]
This invited presentation from the ETS-College Board symposium presents ways large scale assessment and more comprehensive assessment systems might be modified to help reduce the achievement gap.
The modified alternate assessment option allowed through new No Child Left Behind regulations provides for the development and implementation of an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards. This […]
This presentation, given at the OSEP meeting for new GSEGs, proposes ideas for developing achievement level descriptors for the AA-MAS, or modified assessment. It discusses the relationships among the steps […]
This presentation outlines considerations for examining the consequential validity of a state’s AA-AAS. It summarizes the literature on consequential validity, discusses the rationale for examining such a thing, proposes some […]
In this invited presentation to those working on a federally funded assessment project for students with severe cognitive disabilities, Gong discussed how learning progressions might be used to help develop […]
English Language Learner Assessment and Accountability: Critical Considerations for Design and Implementation September 27th – 28th Agenda Session I Setting the Stage: English Language Learner Assessment and Accountability Stanley Rabinowitz, […]
The presentation summarizes two empirical studies applying multiple growth models to common state data. Analyses found that growth models approved for the U.S. Education Department Growth Model Pilot were highly […]
Presentation on the 2% assessment (AA-MAS) at Alternate Assessment conference sponsored by U.S. Education Department.
This presentation to the Council of Chief State School Officers discusses eight traditions that have specified developmental sequences, and can inform thought about learning progressions. Several examples are analyzed in […]
This presentation on issues to consider when comparing results across years was delivered at the Council of Chief State School Officers’ Large Scale Assessment conference, Nashville, Tenn., June 2007.