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Assessment Retake Exposure Flag Tool

Flag explicitly recorded prior-form or shared-item exposure for an assessment retake without estimating practice effects.

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Description

Combine two supplied prior-assessment exposure flags.

Assessment records distinguish presented items, responses, deliberate skips, missingness, accommodations, versions and reference populations. A score contribution depends on its chosen denominator and weight, while one confidence gap is not a full calibration study. Recorded observations and timing differences do not establish learner ability or an appropriate intervention.

Combine two supplied prior-assessment exposure flags.

When to use this tool

Use Assessment Retake Exposure Flag when you already have priorFormSeen, sharedItemsKnown and need to combine two supplied prior-assessment exposure flags.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter priorFormSeen, sharedItemsKnown. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read priorExposureFlag. Inspect priorExposureFlag before interpreting the associated values.

Return priorFormSeen || sharedItemsKnown.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
priorFormSeenPrior Form SeenRequired. Boolean.
sharedItemsKnownShared Items KnownRequired. Boolean.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
priorExposureFlagPrior Exposure FlagRequired. Boolean.
json
{
  "input": {
    "priorFormSeen": false,
    "sharedItemsKnown": true
  },
  "output": {
    "priorExposureFlag": true
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • A false flag only reports supplied assertions. No actual exposure, test security, ability, score invalidity or suitable retake policy is established.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use the full assessment manual, item records, population reference and research design for score interpretation. Review missingness, exposure, accommodations and comparability; local labels or contributions do not replace psychometric analysis or an appropriate educational assessment.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: educational-psychology/assessment-retake-exposure-flag — tool.io

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