The Reliability of Criterion-Referenced Tests and Special Education: Assumed Versus Demonstrated
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Journal of Special Education
- Vol. 16 (1), 37-48
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002246698201600105
Abstract
Special education has criticized many norm-referenced tests for their lack of demonstrated reliability with exceptional populations. Current advocacy of using criterion-referenced tests with handicapped persons has failed to consider the lack of empirical data on their reliability. A review of alternative methodologies and a conceptual framework for the study of reliability of criterion-referenced tests are presented. The possibility of aptitude-x-assessment interactions is considered and implications are discussed.Keywords
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