Large-Scale Assessment Programs for All Students : Validity, Technical Adequacy, and Implementation

by Tindal, Gerald; Haladyna, Thomas M.; Phillips, S. E.; Gersten, Russell

• ISBN13: 9780805837094
• ISBN10: 0805837094
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

The need for a comprehensive volume that reviews both the processes and issues involved in developing, administering, and validating large-scale assessment programs has never been greater. These programs are used for many purposes, including instructional program evaluation, promotion, certification, graduation, and accountability. One of the greatest problems we face is how to deal with special needs and bilingual populations. Examining these processes and issues is the mission of this book. It is organized into the following five sections: Introduction, Validity Issues, Technical Issues, Implementation Issues, and Epilogue. Each chapter follows a common structure: Overview of critical issues, review of relevant research, descriptions of current assessment methodologies, and recommendations for the future research and practice. Written by nationally recognized scholars,Large-Scale Assessment Programs for All Students: Validity, Technical Adequacy, and Implementationwill appeal to anyone seriously involved in large scale testing, including educators, policymakers, testing company personnel, and researchers in education, psychology, and public policy.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Large-Scale Assessments for All Students: Issues and Options	1	(26)
Gerald Tindal
Part I: Validity Issues
Validation of the Uses and Interpretations of Results of State Assessment and Accountability Systems	27	(22)
Robert L. Linn
The Relevance of Messick's Four Faces for Understanding the Validity of High-Stakes Assessments	49	(18)
Russell Gersten
Scott Baker
Variation in Achievement Scores Related to Gender, Item Format, and Content Area Tested	67	(22)
Joseph M. Ryan
Sarah DeMark
Supporting Documentation: Assuring More Valid Test Score Interpretations and Uses	89	(20)
Thomas M. Haladyna
Legal Issues Affecting Special Populations in Large-Scale Testing Programs	109	(40)
S. E. Philips
Consequences of Assessment: What Is the Evidence?	149	(32)
William A. Mehrens
Part II: Technical Issues
Test Dimensionality	181	(32)
Richard Tate
Choosing an Item Format	213	(20)
Michael C. Rodriguez
Incorporating Classroom-Based Assessments Into Large-Scale Assessment Programs	233	(28)
Catherine S. Taylor
Monitoring Raters in Performance Assessments	261	(28)
George Engelhard, Jr.
Issues, Strategies, and Procedures for Applying Standards When Multiple Measures Are Employed	289	(28)
Joseph M. Ryan
Linking Bilingual Mathematics Assessments: A Monolingual IRT Approach	317	(24)
Seung W. Choi
Marty McCall
Part III: Implementation Issues
Participation in Large-Scale State Assessment and Accountability Systems	341	(30)
Patricia J. Almond
Camilla Lehr
Martha L. Thurlow
Rachel Quenemoen
Assessment of English-Language Learners in the Oregon Statewide Assessment System: National and State Perspectives	371	(24)
Richard P. Duran
Catherine Brown
Marty McCall
Determining When Test Alterations Are Valid Accommodations or Modifications for Large-Scale Assessment	395	(32)
Keith Hollenbeck
A Methodology for Creating an Alternative Assessment System Using Modified Measures	427	(26)
Robert Helwig
Out-of-Level Testing Revisited: New Concerns in the Era of Standards-Based Reform	453	(14)
Martha L. Thurlow
John Bielinski
Jane Minnema
James Scott
Reporting Results of Student Performance on Large-Scale Assessments	467	(16)
Jim Ysseldyke
J. Ruth Nelson
Part IV: Epilogue
Research to Improve Large-Scale Testing	483	(16)
Thomas M. Haladyna
Author Index	499	(10)
Subject Index	509