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Must Instructionally Useful Performance Assessment Be Based in the Curriculum?

Fuchs, Lynn S., Deno, Stanley L.·1994·Exceptional Children

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The purpose of this article is to examine the importance of the most salient feature of a performance-assessment approach known as curriculum-based assessment: that testing material be drawn from the students' instructional curricula. First, we review the literature on (a) the match between tests and curricula and (b) comparisons of measurement validity and instructional utility when sampling student performance in and out of the instructional curriculum. Second, we discuss the potential advantages and disadvantages of sampling performance in the curriculum. After concluding that sampling from the curriculum is not essential, we discuss three critical features to ensure the instructional utility of measurement.

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Authors
Fuchs, L. S., & Deno, S. L.
Affiliations
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
Fuchs, Lynn S.
Venue
Exceptional Children
Published
1994-09
Volume
61
Issue
1
Pages
15-24
ISSN
  • 0014-4029 (ISSN-L)
  • 2163-5560
OpenAlex
W1897872610
Cited by
123
References
37
Citations by year
2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 4
FWCI
6.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Exceptional Children (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational and Psychological Assessments
Keywords
performance evaluation, curriculum-based assessment, measurement validity, students with disabilities, special education assessment

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