PA326: Ensuring Test Fairness Across Diverse Groups

Friday, February 16, 2024
8:00 AM–8:50 AM CST

  • PMD: 1,8
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 4: Recent Developments in Assessment and Research

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. make evidence-based decisions in selecting an assessment tool for the students from diverse groups, consistent with Domain 1 of the NASP Practice Model;
  2. make sure that the support provided is targeted with individual students’ strengths and areas for growth, fostering an inclusive learning environment; and
  3. gain an understanding of the concept of measurement invariance that is used to ensure test fairness.

Description

In this presentation, Woodcock-Johnson tests are used as an example to showcase the concept of measurement invariance, which is crucial for ensuring fair testing across test-takers from different demographic groups.

Presenter(s)

Tong Wu, Riverside Insights
Hyeonjoo Oh, Riverside Insights
Erica M. LaForte, PhD, Northwestern University
Kevin S. McGrew, Institute for Applied Psychometrics

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