| Description |
xvi, 574 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The Measurement and Assessment Process. 1. Educational Testing and Assessment: Context, Issues, and Trends. 2. The Role of Measurement and Assessment in Teaching. 3. Instructional Goals and Objectives: Foundation for Assessment. 4. Validity. 5. Reliability and Other Desired Characteristics -- Pt. II. Classroom Tests and Assessment. 6. Planning Classroom Tests and Assessment. 7. Constructing Objective Test Items: Simple Forms. 8. Constructing Objective Test Items: Multiple-Choice Forms. 9. Measuring Complex Achievement: The Interpretive Exercise. 10. Measuring Complex Achievement: Essay Questions. 11. Measuring Complex Achievement: Performance-Based Assessments. 12. Portfolios. 13. Assessment Procedures: Observational Techniques, Peer Appraisal, and Self-Report. 14. Assembling, Administering, and Appraising Classroom Tests and Assessments. 15. Grading and Reporting -- Pt. III. Selecting and Using Published Tests. 16. Achievement Tests. 17. Aptitude Tests. 18. Test Selection, Administration, and Use. 19. Interpreting Test Scores and Norms. App. A. Elementary Statistics -- App. B. Professional Journals for Locating Measurement and Assessment Articles -- App. C. Content Standards -- App. D. Standards for Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment of Students -- App. E. Test Publishers -- App. F. Selected Published Tests -- App. G. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives -- App. H. Relating Assessment Procedures to Instructional Objectives |
| Notes |
Supplementary material: CD-ROM titled "Simulations in assessment", version 1.0 / Stuart Emmet Garry, Jason R. Cole, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements.
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Educational Measurement -- methods.
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Educational Measurement.
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| Author |
Gronlund, Norman Edward, 1920-
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Davis, Kevin M.
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| LC no. |
98051928 |
| ISBN |
013878356X |
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