Can Performance-Based Assessments be Reliable and Valid? Findings From a State Pilot

The purpose of this paper is to present findings regarding the reliability and validity of the performance based assessments used in the state pilot, including the results of three sets of studies: 1) Generalizability studies; 2) Regression analyses to ascertain the relationships between performance assessment scores and other measures of student achievement (high school GPAs, exit exam scores, ACT scores); and 3) Content alignment and content validity reviews.