Validate district-level opportunity measures against a common assessment¶

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Description¶

The brief's title names its method: "Validating the SEDA measures of district educational opportunities via a common assessment". The strategy is to check an existing district-level composite measure by comparing it with scores from a shared, common assessment, which can confirm achievement scores while exposing inconsistencies in derived growth estimates. This is how the authors structure their validation study.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to a common assessment whose scores can be compared with the district-level measures being validated

Constraints¶

• Differences may emerge for derived growth estimates even when achievement scores are supported

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students across United States school districts

Target Learning Goals¶

• Measuring district educational opportunity accurately

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Megan Kuhfeld, Thurston Domina, Paul Hanselman. (2019). Validating the SEDA measures of district educational opportunities via a common assessment. NWEA Research brief. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/validating-the-seda-measures-of-district-educational-opportunities-via-a-common-assessment-brief/