Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development articles from October 2002

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development archives from October 2002

Editorial statement.
October 1, 2002... This special issue of Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (MECD) focuses on timely information and scholarly research in the field of high-stakes assessment. There is a special emphasis on what counselors, as assessment...

Professional standards related to using large-scale state assessments in decisions for individual students.
October 1, 2002... School personnel have long used individually administered assessments that contribute to high-stakes decisions about individual students. Recent years have seen increasing use of large-scale state assessments that have an important role in...

Evaluating the technical quality of educational tests used for high-stakes decisions.
October 1, 2002... Tests are used for making decisions about students, including decisions about promotion, in-grade retention, and high school graduation. This article provides criteria for evaluating the technical quality of tests used for high-stakes decisions...

Testing accommodations research and decision making: the case of "good" scores being highly valued but difficult to achieve for all students.
October 1, 2002... Achievement testing is often considered part of an accountability system that states and districts use to measure and report student achievement. In the past, many students with disabilities have been excluded from large-scale achievement...

Two versions of the contrasting-groups standard-setting method: a review.
October 1, 2002... This article reviews the literature on the contrasting-groups standard-setting method and describes 2 versions of the method-tire person-focused version and the response-focused version. Of the 2, the response-focused version is preferable. It...

Identifying pattern markers in a large-scale assessment program.
October 1, 2002... In virtually every state in the United States various assessment programs are used to evaluate the quality of education based on the curriculum and the degree to which teachers adhere to a curriculum. Many of these assessment programs measure...

High-stakes testing: an examination of elementary counselors' views and their academic preparation to meet this challenge.
October 1, 2002... School counselors are responsible for addressing social and personal issues, educational issues, and the career needs of students. Recent emphasis on high-stakes testing and school accountability has resulted in counselors focusing more of...