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Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Yoo, Hanwook; Guzman-Orth, Danielle; Abedi, Jamal – Educational Assessment, 2022
Implementing a randomized controlled trial design, the present study investigated the effects of two types of accommodations, linguistic modification and a glossary, for English learners (ELs) taking a computer-based mathematics assessment. Process data including response time and clicks on glossary words were also examined to better interpret…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, English Language Learners, Computer Assisted Testing, Mathematics Tests
O'Donnell, Francis; Sireci, Stephen G. – Educational Assessment, 2022
Since the standards-based assessment practices required by the No Child Left Behind legislation, almost all students in the United States are "labeled" according to their performance on educational achievement tests. In spite of their widespread use in reporting test results, research on how achievement level labels are perceived by…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests
Rutkowski, David; Rutkowski, Leslie; Flores, Charity – Educational Assessment, 2022
As more states move to universal computer-based assessments, an emergent issue concerns the effect that device type might have on student results. Although, several research studies have explored device effects, most of these studies focused on the differences between tablets and desktops/laptops. In the current study, we distinguish between…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computers, Laptop Computers, Handheld Devices
Kettler, Ryan J.; Hua, Anh; Dudek, Christopher M.; Reddy, Linda A.; Arnold-Berkovits, Ilona; Wiggs, Nicole B.; Lekwa, Adam; Kurz, Alexander – Educational Assessment, 2022
The study examines reliability and validity evidence of observational systems for evaluating teacher effectiveness and fostering professional development conversations in schools. Specifically, this study compared the Framework for Teaching's (FFT) validity evidence using the traditional scoring approach with a new composite scoring approach that…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Observation Techniques
LaFave, Allison J.; Taylor, Joseph A.; Barter, Amelia M.; Jacobs, Ariel S. – Educational Assessment, 2022
This systematic review examines empirical research about students' motivation for NAEP in grades 4, 8, and 12 using multiple motivation constructs, including effort, value, and expectancy. Analyses yielded several findings. First, there are stark differences in the perceived importance of doing well on NAEP among students in grades 4 (86%), 8…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Competency Tests, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis
Jonathan D. Schweig; Andrew McEachin; Megan Kuhfeld; Lou Mariano; Melissa Diliberti – Educational Assessment, 2022
As students return to in-person instruction in the 2021-2022 school year, local education agencies (LEAs) must develop resource allocation strategies to support schools in need. Federal programs have provided resources to support restart and recovery. However, there is little consensus on how LEAs can target resources to support those schools most…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Resource Allocation, Educational Needs
Russell, Michael; Szendey, Olivia; Kaplan, Larry – Educational Assessment, 2021
Differential Item Function (DIF) analysis is commonly employed to examine potential bias produced by a test item. Since its introduction DIF analyses have focused on potential bias related to broad categories of oppression, including gender, racial stratification, economic class, and ableness. More recently, efforts to examine the effects of…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Achievement Tests, Individual Characteristics, Disadvantaged
Kaldaras, Leonora; Akaeze, Hope; Krajcik, Joseph – Educational Assessment, 2021
Deep science understanding is reflected in students' ability to use content and skills when making sense of the world. Assessing deep understanding requires measuring complex constructs that combine elements of content and skills. To develop valid measures of complex constructs, we need to understand how their theoretical dimensionality, reflected…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Standards, Science Education
Sparks, Jesse R.; van Rijn, Peter W.; Deane, Paul – Educational Assessment, 2021
Effectively evaluating the credibility and accuracy of multiple sources is critical for college readiness. We developed 24 source evaluation tasks spanning four predicted difficulty levels of a hypothesized learning progression (LP) and piloted these tasks to evaluate the utility of an LP-based approach to designing formative literacy assessments.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Information Sources, Grade 6, Grade 7
Wise, Steven L.; Im, Sukkeun; Lee, Jay – Educational Assessment, 2021
This study investigated test-taking engagement on the Spring 2019 administration of a large-scale state summative assessment. Through the identification of rapid-guessing behavior -- which is a validated indicator of disengagement -- the percentage of Grade 8 test events with meaningful amounts of rapid guessing was 5.5% in mathematics, 6.7% in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Test Results, Guessing (Tests), Summative Evaluation
Lyon, Christine J.; Nabors Oláh, Leslie; Brenneman, Meghan – Educational Assessment, 2020
There is currently a lack of instrumentation with sufficient technical quality focused on the implementation of classroom formative assessment at a grain-size appropriate for the provision of feedback to teachers and program developers. This paper details the development of a validity argument for the High-Impact Classroom Assessment Practices…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Observation, Student Evaluation, Educational Practices
Cagasan, Louie; Care, Esther; Robertson, Pamela; Luo, Rebekah – Educational Assessment, 2020
This paper explores ways of capturing teachers' formative assessment behaviors in Philippine classrooms through an observation tool. Early versions of the tool were structured using the 'Elicit-Student response-Recognize-Use' ESRU model. To account for the practices observed in the classroom, the observation tool was resituated to focus on Elicit…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cultural Context
Bennett, Randy E.; Zhang, Mo; Deane, Paul; van Rijn, Peter W. – Educational Assessment, 2020
We evaluate how higher- vs. lower-scoring middle-school students differ in their composition processes when writing persuasive essays from source materials. We examined differences on four individual process features--time taken before beginning to write, typing speed, total time spent, and number of words started. Next, we examined differences…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Writing Processes, Essays, Persuasive Discourse
Wilsey, Matthew; Kloser, Matthew; Borko, Hilda; Rafanelli, Stephanie – Educational Assessment, 2020
Classroom assessment and the use of student performance data to inform instructional decisions have significant potential to help students meet the learning goals of science education. Research has shown that process-oriented assessment practices are challenging and sometimes ignored aspects of teaching, partly because teachers' conceptions of…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Evaluation
Mills, Valerie L.; Harrison, Christine – Educational Assessment, 2020
The need and desire to understand and adopt formative assessment practices remain high on the agenda at all levels of educational systems around the world. To advance teachers' use of formative assessment, research attention also needs to be paid to (a) understanding the challenges teachers face when asked to utilize formative assessment practices…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Faculty Development