This book introduces a new methodology for the analysis of test results. Free from
ambiguous interpretations, the results truly demonstrate an individual's progress. The …

Although educational assessment in the new century looks similar in many ways to
assessment in the 1990s, some important developments are promising to make significant …

incompatible discourses that exist in the alternative traditions. Our first task, therefore, is to
articulate a language that is subsequently used to discuss issues in types of research …

Test items that contain words with multiple meanings or irrelevant introductory information
can lead students to generate improper problem-solving assumptions and, therefore …

The purpose of this study is to examine item equivalence and score comparability of the
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011 for the Canadian French and …

The evidence gathered in the present study supports the use of the simultaneous
development of test items for different languages. The simultaneous approach used in the …

The purpose of the present investigation was to identify the relationship among different
indicators of uncertainty that lead to potential item misalignment. The item-based indicators …

Large-scale assessments provide important information about what students know and what
they know how to do. This chapter discusses the background information that can help …

The present study is part of a research project designed to investigate the validity and utility
of the simultaneous approach to the development of equivalent achievement tests in French …

When developing multiple test forms, test developers need to be concerned with whether
each form is measuring the intended construct in the same manner. This study examined the …