We hope this site can help educators, students and teachers make the
most of all educational assessments available to them and understand the need for a balanced approach to assessment.
«Meta - analyis is relatively new in education, and... particularly problematic,» says Dylan Wiliam, professor
emeritus of educational assessment at the Institute of Education, University of London, and an expert on assessment.
A group of high - powered policymakers and educators gathered here last week to build support for a new
vision of educational assessment that is less a snapshot of students» one - time performance and more like good instruction itself.
First, start off with the fundamental
function of educational assessment: namely, to collect overt evidence from students that permits teachers, parents, and students alike to make inferences about students» covert knowledge, skills, and affect.
What is important to highlight under this new
model of educational assessment is that a school's overall quality will be determined as an aggregation of various criteria.
Drawing on over fifteen years of psychometric experience, Dr. Dunn serves as the primary psychometric advisor for Measured Progress, providing strategic psychometric support through the designs and implementation of research initiatives that inform all
aspects of educational assessment.
While our core work is in the
areas of educational assessment and accountability, we often engage in related work to support our clients» goals and policies.
Because it is evident that teachers are being asked to become more proficient in designing, administering, and interpreting a
variety of educational assessment tools in their classrooms, it is important to provide them with the knowledge and training they need to use assessments prudently and effectively in their classrooms.
We are a full - service psychometric and research organization that conducts studies to ensure that the various
components of an educational assessment system are soundly built and solidly linked.
With pilot tests being conducted and debates raging over Common Core - aligned assessments, new changes proposed for the SAT, and emerging plans for new science assessments, the
landscape of educational assessments is changing rapidly.
We deliver actionable, meaningful research and development that advances the
field of educational assessment and evaluation, promotes effective and equitable education policy, and improves evidence - based inferences.
Assessment literacy — an understanding of both the meanings and the
consequences of educational assessments — is an essential component of teacher expertise but there is little agreement about the term's meaning.
He has a PhD in educational measurement from the University of Chicago and has published several books and numerous journal articles in the field
of educational assessment.