The Validity of National Testing at Age 11: the teacher's view
Titel:
The Validity of National Testing at Age 11: the teacher's view
Auteur:
Brown, Margaret McCallum, Bet Taggart, Brenda Gipps, Caroline
Verschenen in:
Assessment in education
Paginering:
Jaargang 4 (1997) nr. 2 pagina's 271-294
Jaar:
1997-07
Inhoud:
National testing at age 11 in mathematics, science and English has been introduced into all primary schools in England from 1995, following voluntary trials in 1994. Data gathered in 32 representative schools as part of the National Assessment in Primary Schools (NAPS) Project is used to report teachers' views of the validity of the results of these tests, using theoretical notions proposed by Messick in the Interplay of Evidence and Consequences in the Validation of Performance Assessments (1992). Teachers' major concerns about validity centred around the unfairness of the tests to specific types of pupils, and the poor match with classroom practice. These factors were believed to account for the significant discrepancies between teacher-assessed levels and test results. While a minority of teachers remained opposed in principle to national tests, most teachers accepted them as fulfilling a moderation role, believing that the results should be combined with teacher assessments rather than being separately reported.