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Assessment Reliability

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Assessment Reliability

The educator scores student work reliably by using protocols to engage in collaborative, structured discussions. These discussions will focus on accurately and consistently documenting evidence within the student work of achievement of the learning target(s).

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The Advanced Performance Assessment for Learning Design stack is designed so that, if all three credentials are taken together, they will become more than the sum of their parts. Each micro-credential is intended to be able to stand on its own; however, the ideas and activities of each of these credentials support and expand on the others, allowing a fuller appreciation of performance assessment and its implications. Even more value will be gained by engaging in all three Performance Assessment for Learning stacks together.

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What Is Assessment Reliability?

When we talk about assessment reliability, we are talking about the consistency with which different educators (or the same educator over time) administer, score, and analyze work. Is there agreement on what proficiency and proficient work looks like? Is there agreement on what the different levels of performance (as described in the rubric) look like in student work? Is the process used to identify student learning strengths and gaps and determine instructional strategies to be used to address the gaps? Is the process used to identify gaps in the task itself and determine ways to strengthen the task to improve the quality of student work that is produced? This agreement is achieved through a calibration process, conducted within a group of teachers.