Building validity evidence for the use of aggregate scores in accountability
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Karen Blackburn Hoeve (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Micheline Chalhoub-Deville
Abstract: High stakes test-based accountability systems primarily rely on aggregates and derivatives of scores from tests that were originally developed to measure individual student mastery of content specifications. Current validity models do not explicitly address this use of aggregate scores to measure the performance of teachers, administrators, and schools. Empirical methodologies that allow evaluation of test-based accountability systems need to be identified and developed. One empirical method that lends itself to the comparison of individual and group-level outcomes is hierarchical generalized linear modeling (HGLM). This research explores the validation of aggregate scores used in accountability.
Building validity evidence for the use of aggregate scores in accountability
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2021
- Keywords
- Accountability, Aggregate Scores, HGLM, HLM, Validation, Validity
- Subjects
- Educational tests and measurements $x Validity
- Educational tests and measurements $x Standards