Validity and Test Use: An International Dialogue on Educational Assessment, Accountability and Equity - Hardcover

Madhabi Chatterji

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781909466 ISBN 13: 9781781909461

Publisher: Emerald Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

This volume questions the validity issues surrounding educational assessment programs and their appropriate uses in applied contexts. The authors break new ground in terms of validity theory and practice, offering recommendations, frameworks and assessment solutions that are broadly applicable in different regions. Chapters discuss the social consequences of validity oversights in high stakes testing, evaluation and accountability contexts. Questions addressed include: Do validity issues arise due to the technical complexities in assessment programs today, or a lack of awareness and inattention to technical limitations of assessment instruments by users? Is there a communication divide between educational policy-makers and measurement professionals that is obstructing more valid use of educational assessments and other forms of data? The prominent authors, representing voices of educational policy-makers, leaders, and recognized experts in educational measurement and evaluation from around the world, describe assessment programs in their regions, and appraise the conditions and factors that could enhance valid, equitable or fair assessment practices.

About this title

About the Author:

Madhabi Chatterji - Teachers College, Columbia University

Review:

Specialists in evaluating education assessment tools explore validity, fairness, and testing of individuals in high stakes decision-making contexts, validity issues in models of teacher evaluation and school accountability, and validity issues in international large-scale assessment programs. Their topics include validity and fairness in the testing of individuals, a modest proposal for an alternative validation approach in differential item functioning investigations, a Nordic comparative perspective on evaluation-centered school improvement, possibilities for addressing validity and other challenges in evaluation-centered school improvement models in the Netherlands and Malaysia, and applying Feuer's validation framework in a Canadian context. Only authors are indexed. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. --Book News Inc. Portland, OR

About this edition

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1781909466
• ISBN 13: 9781781909461
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250
• Editor: Madhabi Chatterji