Which of the following is most likely an example of bias in an assessment item? An assessment item that is too rigorous for some students; An assessment item that assumes knowledge of religious traditions; An assessment item that includes typos and grammatical mistakes; or A social studies assessment item with a political cartoon. Pause this video if you want a few moments to think about your answer or discuss it with colleagues. The correct answer to the assessment item is An assessment item that assumes knowledge of religious traditions. “b”: the other examples might provide either an advantage or disadvantage to students, choice is the only one that “b” might provide an advantage to students based on their personal characteristics, such as their religion. Good work! Thank you for completing the module on bias. Please view additional modules to continue your learning. Gerunda Hughes, interview with the Reform Support Network, (July 22, 2014). Kansas State Department of Education. Literacy Project.” . “Assessment New Jersey Department of Education. SGO 2.0—From Compliance to Quality. 2014. Ohio Department of Education. Literacy: Identifying and Developing Valid and Reliable Assessments.” “Assessment 2013. . Oregon Department of Education. 4 Mathematics Sample ER Item Claim 2.” Accessed March 23, 2015. . “Grade Relay Graduate School of Education. Designing and Evaluating Assessments. 2014. Island Department of Education. Assessment Literacy.” Accessed March 23, 2015. . “Deepening Student Achievement Partners. for Who Was Marco Polo? by Joan Holub and The Adventures of “Mini-Assessment Marco Polo by Russell Freedman.” 2014. .
Which of the following is most likely an example of bias in an assessment item? An assessment item that is too rigorous for some students; An assessment item that assumes knowledge of religious traditions; An assessment item that includes typos and grammatical mistakes; or A social studies assessment item with a political cartoon. Pause this video if you want a few moments to think about your answer or discuss it with colleagues. The correct answer to the assessment item is “b”: An assessment item that assumes knowledge of religious traditions. the other examples might provide either an advantage or disadvantage to students, choice “b” is the only one that might provide an advantage to students based on their personal characteristics, such as their religion. Good work! Thank you for completing the module on bias. Please view additional modules to continue your learning. Gerunda Hughes, interview with the Reform Support Network, (July 22, 2014). Kansas State Department of Education. “Assessment Literacy Project.” . New Jersey Department of Education. SGO 2.0—From Compliance to Quality. 2014. Ohio Department of Education. “Assessment Literacy: Identifying and Developing Valid and Reliable Assessments.” 2013. . Oregon Department of Education. “Grade 4 Mathematics Sample ER Item Claim 2.” Accessed March 23, 2015. . Relay Graduate School of Education. Designing and Evaluating Assessments. 2014. Island Department of Education. “Deepening Assessment Literacy.” Accessed March 23, 2015. . Student Achievement Partners. “Mini-Assessment for Who Was Marco Polo? by Joan Holub and The Adventures of Marco Polo by Russell Freedman.” 2014. .