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... Using the assessment triangle defined in Chapter 2 as a framework, we discuss various aspects of design including identification of the targets for assessment, item and test design, validation, reporting, and fairness always focusing on how a cognitive approach to design would differ from current approaches. Chapter 6 broadens the discussion beyond assessment to explore the interactions of assessment with curriculum and instruction; how assessments could best be used to support learning, first in classroom contexts and second in large-scale contexts; and the need for systems of multiple assessments that would work together to help achieve a common set of learning goals.
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  • learning goals
  • assessment design
  • assessment triangle
  • multiple assessments
  • learning environment

  • test design


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