Validate micro-credentials through construct validity review plus interrater reliability checks on the first 50 submissions¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The Friday Institute validates each micro-credential in two phases: construct validity, gathering educator and expert feedback on questions and rubrics before release, then piloting the first 50 submissions, each receiving two or more independent evaluations by outside educators. A third evaluator checks interrater reliability, and "The Friday Institute team validates a rubric only if it has at least 80 percent agreement between the two reviewers"; otherwise rubrics are reviewed and clarified.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Each submission must receive two or more independent evaluations from outside educators with in-depth understanding of the content

Constraints¶

• Validation extends only through the first 50 submissions of any new micro-credential

Target Learners¶

• issuing organizations and rubric developers

Target Learning Goals¶

• ensuring assessment questions and rubrics are clear, construct-aligned, and reliably scored

Related Strategies¶

• Use Five Key Questions to stress-test proposed micro-credential competencies before drafting

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Dan Brown. (2019). Research and Educator Micro-credentials. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/6a538240-80bc-442b-a60d-7f537cbc3bec