Multiple Measures and High-Stakes Decisions: A Framework for Combining Measures |
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| Authors: | Mitchell D Chester |
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| Institution: | Assistant Superintendent for Policy Development, Ohio Department of Education, 25 South Front Street, Columbus, OH 43215;e-mail: . |
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| Abstract: | The article presents a framework for combining multiple measures to reach high-stakes decisions. Criteria are identified for the employment of conjunctive, compensatory, and complementary approaches to combining measures. The framework is illustrated through the documentation of the School District of Philadelphia's initiative to employ multiple measures, including standardized test scores, to determine promotion decisions. The author demonstrates that the use of multiple measures itself does not necessarily improve the reliability and validity of the decisions. It is the logic by which the measures are combined that determines the accuracy and appropriateness of the decisions reached. |
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| Keywords: | accountability high-stakes testing multiple measures |
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