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MEASURING UP Challenges Minorities Face in Educational Assessment Evaluation in Education and Human Services Editors: George F. Madaus, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Daniel L. Stufflebeam, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A. Other books in the series: Ayers, J. and Berney, M.: A Practical Guide to Teacher Education Evaluation Hambleton, R. and Zaal, J.: Advances in Educational and Psychological Testing Gifford, B. and O'Connor, M.: Changing Assessments Gifford, B.: Policy Perspectives on Educational Testing Basarab, D. and Root, D.: The Training Evaluation Process Haney, W.M., Madaus, G.F. and Lyons, R.: The Fractured Marketplace for Standardized Testing Wing, L.C. and Gifford, B.: Policy Issues in Employment Testing Gable, R.E.: Instrument Development in the Affective Domain (2nd Edition) Kremer-Hayon, L.: Teacher Self-Evaluation Payne, David A.: Designing Educational Project and Program Evaluations Oakland T. and Hambleton, R.: International Perspectives on Academic Assessment Nettles, M.T. and Nettles, A.L.: Equity and Excellence in Educational Testing and Assessment Shinkfield, A.J. and Stufflebeam, D.L.: Teacher Evaluation: Guide to Effective Practice Birenbaum, M. and Dochy, Filip J.R.C.: Alternatives in Assessment of Achievements, Learning Processes and Prior Knowledge Mulder, M., Nijhof, W.J., Brinkerhoff, R.O.: Corporate Training for Effective Performance Britton, E.D. and Raizen, S.A.: Examining the Examinations Candoli, C, Cullen, K. and Stufflebeam, D.: Superintendent Performance Evaluation Brown, S.M. and Seidner, C.J.: Evaluating Corporate Training: Models and Issues Osterlind, S.: Constructing Test Items (Second Edition) MEASURING UP Challenges Minorities Face in Educational Assessment edited by Arie L. Nettles Michael T. Nettles University of Michigan EVALUATION IN EDUCATIONAL AND HUMAN SERVICES SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, LLC Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Measuring up : challenges minorities face in educational assessment / edited by Arie L. Nettles, Michael T. Nettles. p. cm. - (Evaluation in education and human services) Includes index. ISBN 978-94-010-5890-2 ISBN 978-94-011-4399-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-011-4399-8 1. Educational tests and measurements-Social aspects-United States. 2. Minority students-Rating of-United States. 3. Test bias-United States. 4. Educational equalization-United States. I. Nettles, Arie L. II. Nettles, Michael T., 1955- III. Series. LB3051.M4627 1999 371.26'01'3~dc21 99-12925 CIP Copyright © 1999 by Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 1999 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1999 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photo copying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC Printed on acid-free paper. Dedication To Ana Simone Nettles, age 11 Sabin Alexia Nettles, age 7 Aidan Selima Nettles, age 3 Our three lovely hearts, partners and children, And To all the other youngsters in American schools who are striving to measure up to the nation's evolving standards. Contents Dedication .................................................................................................. v Contributing Authors ................................................................................... ix Preface ..................................................................................................... xiii Acknowledgements ................................................................................... xv 1. Introduction: Issuing the Challenge Arie L. Nettles and Michael T. Nettles .................................................... 1 2. Validity Standards and Principles on Equity in Educational Testing and Assessment Robert L. Linn ..................................................................................... 13 3. The Implications of Content Standards and Assessments for the Economically Disadvantaged, Minorities and Women Edward D. Roeber ............................................................................... 35 4. Finding One's Voice: A Model for More Equitable Assessment Elizabeth Badger ................................................................................. 53 5. Advances in Portfolio Assessment with Applications to Urban School Populations Mark D. Reckase and Catherine Welch ................................................. 71 6. Fairness and Equity in Measuring Student learning Using a Mathematics Performance Assessment: Results from the Quasar Project Suzanne Lane and Edward A. Silver ...................................................... 97 7. Improving the Equity and Validity of Assessment-based Information Systems Zenaida Aguirre -Munoz and Eva L. Baker ........................................... 121 8. Performance Assessment and Issues of Differential Impact: The British Experience -lessons for America George F. Madaus, Anastasia f. Raczek, Sally Thomas ........................ 137 9. The Case for Affirmative Action in Higher Education William H. Gray III, Michael T. Nettles, Laura W. Perna, Kimberley C. Edelin ......................... ..... .... .... .... ............. ... ................. 167 viii MEASURING UP 10. Epilogue ............................................................................................ 195 Part 1: Tests as Barriers to Access William H. Gray III, Michael T. Nettles, Catherine M. Millett ............... 197 Part 2: Educational Standards and Alternatives in Educational Reform Edmund W. Cordon ........................................................................... 209 Part 3: Merit and Opportunity: Testing and Higher Education at the Vortex Nancy S. Cole ................................................................................... 215 Part 4: If You Want Equity, You Need Standards Joan Baratz-Snowden ......................................................................... 225 Part 5: Response to Validity Standards and Principles on Equity (Robert Linn) Donald M. Stewart ............................................................................ 229 Part 6: At Risk and Unready? African American Children and Early Childhood Education Arie L. Nettles, Kimberly Gene Browning, Regena Fails-Nelson ............ 235 Index ...................................................................................................... 251 Contributing Authors Zenaida Aguirre-Munoz Research Associate National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) Elizabeth Badger Director ofI nstructional Assessment Initiatives The College Board Eva L. Baker Professor Director, Center for the Study of Education Co-Director, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) Joan Haratz-Snowden Deputy Director Educational Issues Department American Federation ofT eachers Kimberly Gene Browning Social Science Research Associate and AQiunct Lecturer School of Social Work University of Michigan Nancy S. Cole President Educational Testing Service Kimberley C Edelin Research Scientist Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute Edmund W. Gordon John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Yale University Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology The City University of New York Visiting Scholar The College Board x MEASURING UP William H. Gray, III President and CEO United Negro College Fund Regena Fails Nelson Assistant Professor ofE ducation WestemMichigan University Suzanne Lane Professor Psychology and Education University ofP ittsburgh Robert Linn Professor Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing University of Colorado at Boulder George Madaus Boisi Professor ofE ducation and Public Policy Center for Testing Boston College Catherine M. Millett Senior Research Associate, University of Michigan Arie L Nettles Assistant Professor and Assistant Research Scientist ofE ducation Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine University ofM ichigan Michael T. Nettles Professor ofE ducation University of Michigan Executive Director Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute Laura Perna Research Scientist and Director of Data Analysis Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute xi Anastasia Raczek, Boston College Marte D. Reckase Professor ofE ducation Michigan State UniveIsity *formerly ofA er, Inc. when the paper was written Edward D. Roeber Project Director State Collaborative Assessment and Student Stat1daJd5 Council of ChiefState School Officers Edward A. Silver Professor School ofE ducation Instruction andLeaming UniveIsity ofP ittsburgh Donald Stewart President The College Board Sally Thomas Professor Institute ofE ducation UnivesityofLondon Catherine Welch DirectorofPerfonnance Assessment Center ACrInc.
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