Fair Assessment Viewed through the Lenses of Measurement Theory
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| Title: | Fair Assessment Viewed through the Lenses of Measurement Theory |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Nisbet, Isabel, Shaw, Stuart D. |
| Source: | Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice. 2019 26(5):612-629. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Test Bias, Measurement, Theories, Educational Assessment, Standards, Educational Testing, Psychological Testing, Conflict |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0969594X.2019.1586643 |
| ISSN: | 0969-594X |
| Abstract: | Fairness in assessment is seen as increasingly important but there is a need for greater clarity in use of the term 'fair'. Also, fairness is perceived through a range of 'lenses' reflecting different traditions of thought. The lens used determines how fairness is seen and described. This article distinguishes different uses of 'fair' which have relevance to assessment. It identifies some of the 'lenses' used to examine fairness in assessment and suggests a framework of questions which can be applied to each lens. It then applies this approach to the lens of theoretical writing about assessment measurement. It describes a broad consensus among measurement theorists in their account of fairness and critiques aspects of that view. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1228927 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Fairness in assessment is seen as increasingly important but there is a need for greater clarity in use of the term 'fair'. Also, fairness is perceived through a range of 'lenses' reflecting different traditions of thought. The lens used determines how fairness is seen and described. This article distinguishes different uses of 'fair' which have relevance to assessment. It identifies some of the 'lenses' used to examine fairness in assessment and suggests a framework of questions which can be applied to each lens. It then applies this approach to the lens of theoretical writing about assessment measurement. It describes a broad consensus among measurement theorists in their account of fairness and critiques aspects of that view. |
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| ISSN: | 0969-594X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0969594X.2019.1586643 |
