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Generating Performance‐Level Descriptors under a Principled Assessment Design Paradigm: An Example for Assessments under the Next‐Generation Science Standards
Author(s) -
Luecht Richard M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
educational measurement: issues and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1745-3992
pISSN - 0731-1745
DOI - 10.1111/emip.12356
Subject(s) - next generation science standards , computer science , task (project management) , scale (ratio) , data science , artificial intelligence , management science , science education , mathematics education , systems engineering , engineering , psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
The educational testing landscape is changing in many significant ways as evidence‐based, principled assessment design (PAD) approaches are formally adopted. This article discusses the challenges and presents some score scale‐ and task‐focused strategies for developing useful performance‐level descriptors (PLDs) under a PAD approach. Details of the strategies are illustrated using an example based on the Next‐Generation Science Standards (NGSS).