| Description |
xx, 768 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Logan Wilson -- Editor's preface. Educational measurement for the seventies / Robert L. Thorndike -- Part 1. Test design, construction, administration, and processing. Defining and assessing educational objectives Planning the objective test Writing the test item / Alexander G. Wesman Gathering, analyzing, and using data on test items / Sten Henrysson Reproducing the test / Robert L. Thorndike Test administration / William V. Clemens Automation of test scoring, reporting, and analysis / Frank B. Baker -- Part 2. Special types of tests. Performance and product evaluation / Robert Fitzpatrick and Edward J. Morrison Essay examinations / William E. Coffman Prediction instruments for educational outcomes / Paul A. Schwarz -- Part 3. Measurement theory. The nature of measurement / Lyle V. Jones Reliability / Julian C. Stanley Test validation / Lee J. Cronbach Scales, norms, and equivalent scores / William H. Angoff Techniques for considering multiple measurements / William W. Cooley -- Part 4. Application of tests to educational problems. Measurement in learning and instruction / Robert Glaser and Anthony J. Nitko Use of measurement in student planning and guidance / Junius A. Davis Use of measurement in selection and placement / John R. Hills The evaluation of educational programs / Alexander W. Astin and Robert J. Panos |
| Summary |
In this second edition, twenty-three authorities, with the assistance of more than ninety collaborators, present chapters that deal with the recent developments under three broad headings: technological developments and their reverberations and implications; conceptual developments, and social and political issues impinging upon the testing enterprise. Automation of test scoring and the evaluation of educational programs are the subjects of two new chapters |
| Notes |
First ed. edited by E. F. Lindquist |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements.
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Educational Measurement.
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| Author |
Angoff, William H., 1919-1993.
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Lindquist, E. F., 1901-1978.
Educational measurement
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American Council on Education.
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| LC no. |
71118852 |
| ISBN |
0826812716 |
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