When measuring matters

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:15:50 +0000

“If a measurement matters at all, it is because it must have some conceivable effect on decisions and behaviour. If we can’t identify a decision that could be affected by a proposed measurement and how it could change those decisions, then the measurement simply has no value”

Douglas W. Hubbard

Do we do this enough in education? Honestly and rigorously identify the decisions that could be affected by a proposed measurement.

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When measuring matters