Alignment of mathematics state-level standards and assessments: The role of reviewer agreement

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 17-29

  Webb, Noreen M ^a   Herman, Joan L ^a   Webb, Norman L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement testing; Alignment; Assessment; Rater agreement; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248220483     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: 17453992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.2007.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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