Measuring Achievement: What Does It Mean to Test for Robust Understanding?
- Author(s):
- Shepard, Lorrie A.
- Publication Year:
- 1997
- Source:
- William H. Angoff Memorial Lecture Series, ETS Policy Information Center Report
- Document Type:
- Publication
- Page Count:
- 32
- Subject/Key Words:
- Learning, Test Validity, Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Performance Assessment, Test Bias, Large-Scale Assessment, Classroom Assessment
Abstract
The third William H. Angoff Memorial Lecture examines the challenges of assessing student understanding. How do we find out what students really know and can do?