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Mitigation of Test Bias in International, Cross-National Assessments of Higher-Order Thinking Skills

Mitigation of Test Bias in International, Cross-National Assessments of Higher-Order Thinking Skills
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Author(s): Raffaela Wolf (CAE, USA)and Doris Zahner (CAE, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 30
Source title: Handbook of Research on Technology Tools for Real-World Skill Development
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Yigal Rosen (Harvard University, USA), Steve Ferrara (Pearson, USA)and Maryam Mosharraf (Pearson, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9441-5.ch018

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Abstract

The assessment of higher-order skills in higher education has gained popularity internationally. In order to accurately measure the skills required for working in the 21st century, a shift in assessment strategies is required. More specifically, assessments that only require the recall of factual knowledge have been on the decline, whereas assessments that evoke higher-order cognitive skills are on the rise. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss and offer strategies for mitigating bias for a computer-administered performance-based assessment of higher-order skills. Strategies to abate the effects of bias are discussed within the test design and test implementation stages. A case study of a successful adaptation and translation of CAE's Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+) is presented to guide the discussion throughout the chapter.

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