Different Assessments but Same Story? What to Make of Results From Different Assessments

• In Event: Saturday Roundtable Session 11:25 am
  In Roundtable Session: Assessment Design: Diverse Principles, Benchmark Evaluations, and Validation Insights (Table 25)

Abstract

School districts often face difficult choices when it comes to selecting an assessment program that fits their needs. In many cases, school districts are using different assessments during the school year to assess students’ learning needs. It is not uncommon for a school district to use interim benchmark assessments over the course of the school year and then use a summative state assessment at the end of year. In a rare case of a school district administering two interim assessments during a school year, similar to single group design (Kolen and Brennan, 2004), we use classification consistency rates to determine the interim benchmark assessment that has better classification rates and shed some light on alignment with state standards.

Authors

• Davie Store, Kent ISD

• Jennifer Rotach, Kent ISD

• Katie Dorband, Caledonia Community Schools

• Camela Diaz, Caledonia Community Schools

• Josh Traughber, Caledonia Community Schools