Measurement and Assessment in Teaching
ISBN: 9780132408936 | 0132408937
Edition: 10thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 2/29/2008
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"Measurement and Assessment in Teaching, Tenth Edition, introduces the elements of measurement and assessment that are essential to good teaching. In a presentation that assumes no previous knowledge of assessment or measurement, the text provides crystal-clear, step-by-step instruction on such topics as constructing test questions, aligning assessment with learning goals, and interpreting standardized tests."--BOOK JACKET.
For Classroom Assessment and Test and Measurement courses in Education Departments For years... MORE
For Classroom Assessment and Test and Measurement courses in Education Departments For years... MORE
| The Measurement and Assessment Process | |
| Educational Testing and Assessment: Context, Issues, and Trends | |
| Educational Assessment: Barometer and Lever of Reform | |
| Five Decades of Test-Based Educational Reform | |
| Technological Advances in Testing and Assessment | |
| Public Concern About Testing and Assessment | |
| The Role of Measurement and Assessment in Teaching | |
| Instru... MORE | |
| Assessment, Test, and Measurement | |
| General Principles of Assessment | |
| Assessment and the Instructional Process | |
| Types of Assessment Procedures | |
| Summary of Assessment Categories | |
| Instructional Goals and Objectives: Foundation for Assessment | |
| Instructional Objectives as Learning Outcomes | |
| From Overly Specific Objectives to the Thinking Curriculum | |
| Method of Stating Instructional Objectives | |
| Validity | |
| Nature of Validity | |
| Major Considerations in Assessment Validation | |
| Content Considerations | |
| Construct Considerations | |
| Assessment-Criterion Relationships | |
| Consideration of Consequences | |
| Factors Influencing Validity | |
| Reliability and Other Desired Characteristics | |
| Nature of Reliability | |
| Determining Reliability by Correlation Methods | |
| Standard Error of Measurement | |
| Factors Influencing Reliability Measures | |
| Reliability of Assessments Evaluated in Terms of a Fixed Performance Standard | |
| Usability | |
| Classroom Tests and Assessments | |
| Planning Classroom Tests and Assessments | |
| The Purpose of Classroom Testing and Assessment | |
| Developing Specifications for Tests and Assessments | |
| Selecting Appropriate Types of Items and Assessment Tasks | |
| Considerations in Preparing Relevant Test Items and Assessment Tasks | |
| Constructing Objective Test Items: Simple Forms | |
| Short-Answer Items | |
| True-False or Alternative-Response Items | |
| Matching Exercises | |
| Constructing Objective Test Items: Multiple-Choice Forms | |
| Characteristics of Multiple-Choice Items | |
| Uses of Multiple-Choice Items | |
| Advantages and Limitations of Multiple-Choice Items | |
| Suggestions for Constructing Multiple-Choice Items | |
| Measuring Complex Achievement: The Interpretive Exercise | |
| Nature of the Interpretive Exercise | |
| Forms and Uses of the Interpretive Exercise | |
| Advantages and Limitations of Interpretive Exercises | |
| Suggestions for Constructing Interpretive Exercises | |
| Measuring Complex Achievement: Essay Questions | |
| Forms and Uses of Essay Questions | |
| Summary Comparison of Learning Outcomes Measured | |
| Advantages and Limitations of Essay Questions | |
| Suggestions for Constructing Essay Questions | |
| Scoring Criteria | |
| Suggestions for Scoring Essay Questions | |
| Measuring Complex Achievement: Performance-Based Assessments | |
| Types of Performance-Based Assessment | |
| Advantages and Limitations of Performance Assessments | |
| Suggestions for Constructing Performance Tasks | |
| Performance Criteria | |
| Scoring Rubrics and Rating Scales | |
| Checklists | |
| Student Participation in Rating | |
| Portfolios | |
| What Qualifies as a Portfolio of Student Work? | |
| Potential Strengths and Weaknesses of Portfolios | |
| Purpose of Portfolios | |
| Guidelines for Portfolio Entries | |
| Guidelines and Students' Role in Selection of Portfolio Entries and Self-Evaluation | |
| Evaluation Criteria | |
| Using Portfolios in Instruction and Communication | |
| Assessment Procedures: Observational Techniques, Peer Appraisal, and Self-Report | |
| Anecdotal Records | |
| Student Judgments and Reports | |
| Peer Appraisal | |
| Self-Report Techniques | |
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