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EJ528634 SP525293
Title: Establishing Validity for Performance-Based Assessments: An Illustration forCollections of Student Writing.
Author(s): Novak, John R.; And Others
Source: Journal of Educational Research, v89 n4 p220-33 Mar-Apr 1996
Publication Date: 1996
ISSN: 0022-0671
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC1996
Techniques for establishing the reliability and validity of student writing assessment
are
presented. Raters scored collections of elementary students' narrative
writing with holistic
scores from two rubrics (one established and one new,
performance-based rubric). The new
rubric proved reliable and valid, though
correlational patterns were not clear. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary
Education; Elementary School Students; Evaluation Methods;
*Performance Based
Assessment; Personal Narratives; Portfolio Assessment; *Student
Evaluation;
*Test Reliability; *Test Validity; *Writing Skills
Identifiers: California;
*Scoring Rubrics
