The Role of Policy Assumptions in Validating High-stakes Testing Programs.

摘要: L. Cronbach has made the point that for validity arguments to be convincing diverse audiences, they need based on assumptions are credible these audiences. The interpretations and uses of high stakes test scores rely a number policy about what should taught in schools, more specifically, content standards performance applied students schools. For example, school graduation can developed as minimal competence world work or measure proficiency skills needed college. built into assessment subjected scrutiny criticism if strong case is proposed interpretation. Stakeholder views critical part evaluation implicit any testing program. much current practice validation programs, including tests, seriously flawed because only interpretive argument evaluated. (Contains 1 table 42 references.) (SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS best from original document. Role Policy Assumptions Validating High-stakes Testing Programs Michael Kane UW, Madison U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office Educational Research Improvement E CATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document been reproduced received person organization originating it. Minor changes have improve reproduction quality. Points view opinions stated this do not necessarily represent official OERI position policy. PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE EDUCATIONAL Paper presented at annual meeting American Association, Seattle, 2001