Generalizability And Reliability: Approaches For Through-Course Assessments SBAC TCA CCR PARCC CCSS
- Author(s):
- Kolen, Michael J.
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Source:
- Paper presented at the Invitational Research Symposium on Through-Course Summative Assessments, March 2011
- Document Type:
- Paper
- Page Count:
- 30
- Subject/Key Words:
- Through-Course Assessment (TCA), College and Career Readiness (CCR), SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), Reliability, Constructed Response, ETS K-12 Center
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to discuss these challenges and suggest solutions for estimating generalizability and reliability of the scores to be reported for the PARCC (2010) and SBAC (2010) assessments. The paper begins by describing concepts related to generalizability and reliability that are pertinent to these assessments. The concepts are then applied to the assessment systems proposed in the PARCC and SBAC and summarized in Educational Testing Service (ETS; 2010). The paper concludes with a summary of challenges and a set of recommendations.