Developing the necessary skills to select reliable, valid measures that are appropriate for specific measurement purposes

New competencies that are required for evidence-based practices to be implemented in blended learning include the ability to understand which measures are valid and reliable for answering the specific measurement questions of interest.

The overarching goal of TLA’s Measurement Agenda is to unify the evidence and implementation cycles so that evidence-based practices are implemented in order to provide each student with an effective, equitable, and engaging education that enables them to reach their full potential.

This strategy contributes to that goal by ensuring that the data being used to determine the evidence are accurate, and representative of what we are interested in measuring.

Educators, decision-makers, and members of the community and industry need to understand enough about how measures influence evidence to be able to advocate for, find, and use reliable and valid measures.

Researchers and funders should support practitioners’ development of these skills.