The Relevance of Culture in Evaluation and Assessment Stafford Hood Arizona State University

Important Questions  February 23, 2019

To what extent do we understand the importance, role, and influence of culture in educational assessment and program evaluation? February 23, 2019

Should culture be a critical consideration in the development, validation, and usage of educational assessment instruments? February 23, 2019

Should culture be a critical consideration in the design, implementation, interpretation, and reporting of program evaluations when conducted in communities of color? February 23, 2019

My Intentions Today February 23, 2019

Discuss two maybe three of my projects Describe significant events in my journey to understand assessment and evaluation in the context of culture Discuss two maybe three of my projects Have a meaningful dialogue as to how we might make evaluation and assessment more culturally responsive - February 23, 2019

Rationale for Culturally Responsive Assessment February 23, 2019

Allison Davis (1950) “Social Class Influences Upon Learning” Dalton Miller- Jones (1989) Culture and Testing Elise Estrin (1993) Alternative Assessment: Issues in Language, Culture, and Equity February 23, 2019

Influence of Scholarly Inquiries on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy February 23, 2019

Incorporates teachers’ adaptations of subject matter content to reflect the cultures of their students Pedagogy that is responsive to students’ cultural strengths motivates and engages them to perform better in school Culturally responsive pedagogy leads to higher achievement and better performance in assessment settings February 23, 2019

Building the Bridge Between Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Performance Based Assessment to Assess African American Students and Teachers: A Preliminary Discussion. February 23, 2019

Assessment in the Context of Culture and Pedagogy: A Collaborative Effort February 23, 2019

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Why? Purpose: Initiate dialogue that increases our understanding of culture’s relevance in standardized achievement tests, psychological assessments, instruction, and program evaluation Issue: Relevance of other cultural orientations must be better understood if they are to meaningfully inform our research and work with culturally diverse populations in this new millennium February 23, 2019

Why? Framework: Substantive dialogue necessarily requires the meaningful participation of educational and psychological researchers; school psychologists and counselors; community counselors; K-12 teachers; educational policy analysts; school administrators; district research and evaluation staff; and program evaluators from the public and private sectors. February 23, 2019

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Effectiveness of Culture Specific Pedagogies and Development of Culturally Responsive Performance Assessments February 23, 2019

the development of culturally specific curricula and materials; Examine the capabilities of web technology to utilize cultural context in: the development of culturally specific curricula and materials; applying culturally responsive pedagogies on-line in the instruction of African American middle and secondary school students; and developing culturally specific performance assessments in mathematics, language arts, and social studies February 23, 2019

African American Distributed Learning Styles System (AADMLSS) February 23, 2019

Developed by Juan Gilbert, Department of Computer Science (Auburn University) Computer-based, adaptive instruction environment for students of color Provides individual student with access to several different instructional strategies that teach the same concepts AADMLS use of web technologies is an ideal opportunity to include cultural context for developing culturally responsive pedagogical strategies and performance assessments http://interact.cse.eng.auburn.edu/~gilbert/Adam/Steve/Concept1/ February 23, 2019

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Is cultural context important in conducting the evaluation of programs? February 23, 2019

Is evaluation racist? http://rceworkshop.asu.edu/ February 23, 2019

Thank You February 23, 2019