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A Reaction to Mehrens's NCME Presidential Address
Author(s) -
Fisher Thomas H.
Publication year - 1986
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/j.1745-3992.1986.tb00493.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , state (computer science) , computer science , presidential system , quality (philosophy) , data science , political science , programming language , law , epistemology , paleontology , philosophy , politics , biology
As a state level measurement specialist, Tom notes that some psychometricians always have a list of reasons test data cannot be used to enhance the quality of educational decisions. He welcomes Bill's exhortation to be hope‐oriented and calls on measurement specialists to provide decision makers with practical, understandable ways to best use test data.