Using Technology to Assess Hard-to-Measure Constructs in the Common Core State Standards and to Expand Accessibility TEA CCSS CBAL
- Author(s):
- Scalise, Kathleen
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Source:
- Paper presented at the Invitational Research Symposium on Technology Enhanced Assessments, May 7-8, 2012
- Document Type:
- Paper
- Page Count:
- 17
- Subject/Key Words:
- Technology Enhanced Assessments, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitively Based Assessment of, for, and as Learning (CBAL), Accessibility, Common Core State Standards (CCSS), ETS K-12 Center
Abstract
In this paper, technology enhanced item types (TEIs) are examined specifically for the purposes of summative assessments. First, hard-to-measure constructs are defined, and a TEI framework is introduced, along with an accessibility tool. Next, some ground rules are established for the key aspects of measurement that all assessments must address. Finally, the three demonstrations from developers are considered from the hard-to-measure vantage point. The hope of the ETS Technology Enhanced Assessment (TEA) symposium session from which this paper is derived is to provide some direction for states struggling with the tension caused by the desire to incorporate innovative item types into their online assessments. The goals are tapping hard-to-measure constructs while maximizing accessibility and also maintaining measurement standards of high quality evidence.