Test-taking disengagement as a measurement construct in assessment programs¶
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Evidence · 5 claims (5 for) · 3 studies (3 review),q2· 0 of 3 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study
Description¶
Test-taking disengagement is treated in this article as a measurable construct whose presence in assessment programs — especially international ones — undermines score validity. The author frames it as a phenomenon with a measurable dimension, noting "notable advances in both the measurement of disengagement" over the past 20 years, and as one whose distortive effects propagate to individual and aggregated scores. The article's contribution is to organize research insights about this construct and derive implications for how assessment programs should respond.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Assessment programs must be able to measure disengagement in order to address its distortive effects on scores
Constraints¶
Target Learners¶
- K-12 students participating in international and large-scale assessments
Target Learning Objectives¶
- Valid measurement of educational attainment
Claims¶
- Disengagement Distorts Individual And Aggregated Scores [+M]
- Disengaged test taking in international assessment programs threatens the validity of inferences about a country's educational attainment [+W]
- Two decades of research have produced advances in both the measurement of test-taking disengagement and understanding of its distortive impact on individual and aggregated scores [+W]
- Twenty years of research on disengaged test taking in international assessment programs yields six insights with implications for assessment programs [+W]
- Test-taking engagement plays an essential role in the pursuit of valid scores [+W]
Related Theories¶
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Steven Wise. (2021). Six insights regarding test-taking disengagement. Educational Research and Evaluation, 26(5-6), 328-338. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/six-insights-regarding-test-taking-disengagement/
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Test-taking disengagement as a measurement construct in assessment programs |
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Test-taking disengagement is treated in this article as a measurable construct whose presence in assessment programs — especially international ones — undermines score validity. |
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