Short description:

Attention to fairness, validity, and accessibility in assessments has reached a new level of importance as testing expands to include more diverse populations, more complex purposes, and more sophisticated technologies. This book addresses the need to consider fairness as it relates to current changes in education and the way in which assessments are sometimes leading and sometimes responding to these changes.

Long description:

The importance of fairness, validity, and accessibility in assessment is greater than ever as testing expands to include more diverse populations, more complex purposes, and more sophisticated technologies. This book offers a detailed account of fairness in assessment, and illustrates the interplay between assessment and broader changes in education. In 16 chapters written by leading experts, this volume explores the philosophical, technical, and practical questions surrounding fair measurement.

Fairness in Educational Assessment and Measurement addresses issues pertaining to the construction, administration, and scoring of tests, the comparison of performance across test takers, grade levels and tests, and the uses of educational test scores. Perfect for researchers and professionals in test development, design, and administration, Fairness in Educational Assessment and Measurement?presents a diverse array of perspectives on this topic of enduring interest.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Table of Contents:

Contents

Foreword ? B. Plake

1. Introduction ? Neil J. Dorans and Linda L. Cook





Part I: Ensuring Fairness in Test Design, Construction, Administration and Scoring



2. Fairness in Test Design and Development ? Michael J. Zieky








3. Maintaining Fairness Through Test Administration ? James A. Wollack & Susan M. Case








4. Fairness in Test Scoring ? Randall D. Penfield








5. Fairness in Score Interpretation ? Jinghua Liu & Neil J. Dorans








6. Commentary on Ensuring Fairness in Test Design, Construction, Administration and Scoring ? Sandip Sinharay





Part II: Assessing the Fairness of Comparisons under Divergent Measurement Conditions



7. The Fairness of Comparing Test Scores Across Different Tests or Modes of Administration ? Mary Pommerich








8. Comparing Test Scores across Grade Levels ? Katherine E. Castellano and Michael J. Kolen








9. Testing Individuals in Special Populations ? Elizabeth A. Stone and Linda L. Cook








10. Comparing Scores from Tests Administered in Different Languages ? Stephen G. Sireci, Joseph?A.?Rios, and Sonya Powers








11. Commentary on the Assessment of the Fairness of Comparisons under Divergent Measurement Conditions ? David Thissen



Part III: Perspectives on Fair Assessment







12. Fairness Using Derived Scores ? Edward Haertel and Andrew Ho








13. Legal Aspects of Test Fairness ? Susan E. Phillips








14. Philosophical Perspectives on Fairness in Educational Assessment ? Rebecca Zwick and Neil?J.?Dorans








15. Commentary on "Perspectives on Fair Assessment" ? Frank C. Worrell










16. The Implications of Societal Changes for Fairness Assessment ? Neil J. Dorans and Linda?L.?Cook