Use context-specific fit questions to decide whether a specific measure suits your setting¶

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Description¶

Before adopting a measure from the menu, work through the resource's context-specific questions to determine whether that specific measure is a good fit for your circumstances. This operationalizes the quality-criteria check for local settings such as districts, programs, or research projects evaluating math instruction and interventions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to the menu's context-specific questions
• Knowledge of the local evaluation context

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• middle grades math students

Target Learning Goals¶

• selection of appropriate outcome measures for math instruction and interventions

Related Strategies¶

• Use a decision template weighing assumption fit, DIF uniformity, simultaneity, significance testing, and ease of use when choosing a DIF method for polytomous performance assessments
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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Julie Bruch, Jasmine Forde, Ijun Lai, Veronica Sotelo Muñoz. (2022). Menu of Measures: High-Quality Measures of Middle Years Math Student Outcomes. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/menu-of-measures-high-quality-measures-of-middle-years-math-student-outcomes