Educational Testing in America: What's Right, What's Wrong? A Criterion-Referenced Perspective.

Popham, W. James

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Publication Date: 1993

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Educational Testing in America: What's Right, What's Wrong? A Criterion-Referenced Perspective.

Popham, W. James

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v12 n1 p11-14 Spr 1993

Current successes and failures in U.S. educational measurement are reviewed, focusing on criterion-referenced testing. Pluses and minuses are listed for the following: (1) the move toward authentic assessment; (2) the dominance of criterion-referenced assessment; and (3) item response theory applications. Each area is a double-edged sword. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Response Theory, Measurement Techniques, Performance Based Assessment, Student Evaluation, Test Use

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United States

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