What steps do you take to ensure accurate and consistent scoring of constructed-response items in large-scale assessment? Most credible large-scale assessment programs continuously monitor for scoring accuracy and consistency during scoring sessions. Scoring accuracy is […]

Too often, assessment items (questions and tasks) are poorly written, causing frustration and anxiety for test-takers and casting doubt on the validity and accuracy of assessment results. Many senior practitioners have commented that the crafting […]

How do you decide what types of items (questions) are best to use on student assessments? Assessment items can be grouped into three broad categories: objective items (which require students to select the correct response […]

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Blueprints are foundational to assessments. As I stated in an earlier article, there are many factors to consider when you are preparing an assessment for your class or designing and developing a large-scale assessment. Once […]