Theoretical and Practical Advances in Computer-based Educational Measurement, 2019
Quality assurance systems for psychological and educational tests have been available for a long ... more Quality assurance systems for psychological and educational tests have been available for a long time. The original focus of most of these systems, be it standards, guidelines, or formal reviewing systems, was on psychological testing. As a result, these systems are not optimally suited to evaluate the quality of educational tests, especially exams. In this chapter, a formal generic reviewing system is presented that is specifically tailored to this purpose: the RCEC review system. After an introduction with an overview of some important standards, guidelines, and review systems, and their common backgrounds, the RCEC review system for the evaluation of educational tests and exams is described. The underlying principles and background of this review system are explained, as well as the reviewing procedure with its six criteria. Next, the system is applied to review the quality of a computerbased adaptive test: Cito's Math Entrance Test for Teachers Colleges. This is done to illustrate how the system operates in practice. The chapter ends with a discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of the RCEC review system.
Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment, 2019
use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you g... more use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book's Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
Journal of Supranational Policies of Education (JoSPoE), 2019
Equity in education has recently become a hot topic for international debate and it has gained mu... more Equity in education has recently become a hot topic for international debate and it has gained much interest in the Netherlands as well the last years. In this study, we evaluate and compare equity across the educational systems of European Union member states with a focus on the Dutch context by using PISA 2015 data. PISA 2015 considers inclusive education and fairness as important aspects of equity. Inclusive education is reflected in the segment of students that are 15 years of age and are still in school as well as those students who obtain a basic level to function well in society. Fairness relates to how well countries manage to achieve education outcomes independent of the background characteristics of students. EU countries are compared with one another on these categories using effect sizes derived from differences in PISA scores in science, reading and mathematics. Particular attention is paid to equity results in the Netherlands. Although there is still room for improvement, for many aspects of equity, the Dutch education system scores well when compared to other EU countries.
Theoretical and Practical Advances in Computer-based Educational Measurement, 2019
Quality assurance systems for psychological and educational tests have been available for a long ... more Quality assurance systems for psychological and educational tests have been available for a long time. The original focus of most of these systems, be it standards, guidelines, or formal reviewing systems, was on psychological testing. As a result, these systems are not optimally suited to evaluate the quality of educational tests, especially exams. In this chapter, a formal generic reviewing system is presented that is specifically tailored to this purpose: the RCEC review system. After an introduction with an overview of some important standards, guidelines, and review systems, and their common backgrounds, the RCEC review system for the evaluation of educational tests and exams is described. The underlying principles and background of this review system are explained, as well as the reviewing procedure with its six criteria. Next, the system is applied to review the quality of a computerbased adaptive test: Cito's Math Entrance Test for Teachers Colleges. This is done to illustrate how the system operates in practice. The chapter ends with a discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of the RCEC review system.
Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment, 2019
use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you g... more use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book's Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
Journal of Supranational Policies of Education (JoSPoE), 2019
Equity in education has recently become a hot topic for international debate and it has gained mu... more Equity in education has recently become a hot topic for international debate and it has gained much interest in the Netherlands as well the last years. In this study, we evaluate and compare equity across the educational systems of European Union member states with a focus on the Dutch context by using PISA 2015 data. PISA 2015 considers inclusive education and fairness as important aspects of equity. Inclusive education is reflected in the segment of students that are 15 years of age and are still in school as well as those students who obtain a basic level to function well in society. Fairness relates to how well countries manage to achieve education outcomes independent of the background characteristics of students. EU countries are compared with one another on these categories using effect sizes derived from differences in PISA scores in science, reading and mathematics. Particular attention is paid to equity results in the Netherlands. Although there is still room for improvement, for many aspects of equity, the Dutch education system scores well when compared to other EU countries.
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