Evidence and Inference in Educational Assessment
- Author(s):
- Mislevy, Robert J.
- Publication Year:
- 1995
- Report Number:
- RR-95-08-ONR
- Source:
- ETS Research Report
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 78
- Subject/Key Words:
- Bayesian Statistics, Cognitive Psychology, Performance Assessment, Probability, Psychometrics, Test Theory
Abstract
Educational assessment concerns inference about students' knowledge, skills, and accomplishments. Because data are never so comprehensive and unequivocal as to ensure certitude, test theory evolved in part to address questions of weight, coverage, and import of data. The resulting concepts and techniques can be viewed as applications of more general principles for inference in the presence of uncertainty. Issues of evidence and inference in educational assessment are discussed from this perspective. (81pp.)
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