Integrated, comprehensive alignment as a foundation for measuring student progress

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-35

  Martineau, Joseph ^a,d   Paek, Pamela ^b   Keene, John ^c   Hirsch, Thomas ^c,e  

^a Michigan Department of Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Assessment and Evaluation Services   (Italy)

^d Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability   (United States)

^e Assessment and Evaluation Services   (Italy)

Author keywords

Content standards; Horizontal alignment; Standard setting; Student growth; Test development; Vertical alignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846968096     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: 17453992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.2007.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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