Abstract

CALDERON, David. Evaluation, Validity and Relevance: A Critical Look at "'Corruption of Measurement' and Inflation of ENLACE Test Results", by Eduardo Backhoff and Sofía Contreras Roldán. RMIE [online]. 2015, vol.20, n.64, pp.295-308. ISSN 1405-6666.

This article represents a critique of the work by Backhoff y Contreras, published in issue 63 of Revista Mexicana de Investigación Educativa, with regard to grade infl ation on the ENLACE test. I develop three comments in the form of a dialogue with the authors' statements: a) the need to consider educational evaluations in the context of tension between precision in measurement, the possibility of adjusting interventions and the rendering of accounts; b) a review of the comparison of ENLACE on one hand, and Excale and PISA on the other, with an emphasis on the limits and alternatives in this approach; and c) some difficulties regarding the authors' explanation of grade inflation due to the influence of external factors, and my proposal to consider the possible weight of an internal factor: test construction. In conclusion, I offer some factors that may be important for evaluating learning that is valid, pedagogically useful, and socially meaningful.

Keywords : ENLACE test; evaluation of learning; evaluation of tests; validation of tests; criticism; Mexico.

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