Decoding the Genetic Structure of Assessment Validity
🧠 About AGM
The Assessment Genome Map (AGM) is a meta-validity analysis tool that reveals how every learning objective contributes to the overall scoring structure of a course.
Developed by our founder, Dr. Alper Şahin, AGM consolidates the Table of Specifications (ToS) for each assessment instrument (e.g., quizzes, midterms, finals) into a single integrated map.
It shows how each objective, skill, and assessment tool interact to create the total score that defines student success.
While traditional ToS tables focus on individual tests, AGM connects them all — exposing the entire genetic code of the assessment system.
It transforms fragmented measurement data into a clear, unified, and traceable structure.
⚙️ How It Works
AGM builds a composite table that links every layer of assessment design:
- Objective Level: Each course objective or learning outcome is listed as a measurable unit.
- Assessment Tools: Every objective’s representation across quizzes, midterms, and other instruments is recorded with its exact point value.
- Contribution to 100-Point Scale: The system calculates each objective’s total impact on the final grade, showing its percentage share within the entire assessment ecosystem.
Through this structure, AGM visualizes how learning outcomes are distributed and weighted across all assessment tools — effectively mapping the “DNA” of a course’s validity structure.
🌍 Why It Matters
In most educational settings, assessment validity is discussed conceptually but rarely measured systematically.
AGM introduces a data-driven, visual approach to understanding and improving validity evidence.
It helps institutions:
- Identify over- or under-represented objectives within the total scoring system.
- Evaluate whether each assessment tool contributes fairly to overall course goals.
- Demonstrate content and construct validity with numerical clarity.
- Provide transparent evidence for accreditation and quality assurance.
AGM doesn’t just describe validity — it measures and maps it.
💼 Access and Consultation
AGM is free to use for educational institutions and researchers.
Institutions seeking training, consultation, or customized AGM integration into their validity or accreditation systems can contact:
📧 info@asimetry.com
