Fairness Evidence Expectations for Educational Tests.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Fairness Issues In Testing: Application And Practice Informed By Theory And Research

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Buros Center for Testing, [date of publication not identified]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

This is an intermediate-level presentation on fairness. The assessment of student achievement continues to be a fundamental and significant source of information in our society. While recognizing that achievement data are powerful, we must always guide towards appropriate use and interpretation. Test designers, developers and researchers must balance the complexity of validating assessments while also recognizing that it is the information from assessments that determines the contribution and value to our students, educators and policymakers. The role of measurement is to provide information that will permit decisions to be as informed and fair as possible. Every aspect of design and development contributes to fairness. From decisions made early in the design process with respect to purposes to be served by an assessment, fairness is a concern. Every decision made concerning the test specifications (for example, balance of content, item types, length of time, alignment, delivery mode, the number of forms, depth and breadth of item pools) also raises issues about fairness. In addition, the design of the research that addresses comparability, reported scores and interpretability directly affects fairness. This session will share considerations and strategies for addressing fairness in an ongoing, iterative process that should be addressed at all stages of development and evaluated in a systematic way.

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Title from resource description page (viewed September 18, 2020).