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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

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2017

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Of Lizards And Language, Bernadette Gongora May 2017

Of Lizards And Language, Bernadette Gongora

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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The Consequential Validity Of The M-Step And Third-Grade Retention, Michelle L. Sprouse May 2017

The Consequential Validity Of The M-Step And Third-Grade Retention, Michelle L. Sprouse

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

This paper applies Slomp, Corrigan, and Sugimoto’s (2014) consequential validity framework to the third-grade Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) in English language arts (ELA). Slomp et al.’s (2014) consequential validity framework provides for a holistic examination of the validity of the assessment and its consequences. Using this framework, this paper considers the construct of reading developed in the adopted standards, assessment design, sample assessment items, disaggregated performance data, and the assessment consequences. The number and magnitude of validity concerns raised in all aspects of the framework call into question the consequential validity of the assessment.