Assessment of Student Achievement

ISBN 13:
9780205457274
ISBN 10:
0205457274
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2006
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

This text is a balanced, concise, and practical guide for testing and performance assessment linked to effective classroom instruction and learning. A portion of the text is devoted to each of the following topics: how to prepare and use classroom tests and performance assessments and how to assign grades and interpret standardized test scores to students and parents. The material is presented in an accessible, direct, and brief format.

Preface

vii

1 Achievement Assessment and Instruction

(13)

Relation between Instruction and Assessment

(1)

Assessment in the Instructional Process

(6)

Other Ways Assessments Can Aid Learning

(2)

Teachers' Standards for Student Assessment

(1)

Summary of Points

(1)

References and Additional Reading

(1)

2 Nature of Student Assessment

(17)

Major Types of Assessment Methods

(3)

Guidelines for Effective Student Assessment

(4)

Validity and Reliability in Assessment Planning

(4)

Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Assessment

(3)

Summary of Points

(1)

References and Additional Reading

(1)

3 Content Standards and Student Achievement

(10)

Nature of Content Standards

(1)

Examples of State Content Standards

(5)

Content Standards, Teaching, and Assessment

(1)

Summary of Points

(1)

References and Additional Reading

(1)

4 Planning for Assessment

(13)

Using the Revised Taxonomy of Educational Objectives as a Guide

(3)

Role of Instructional Objectives

(4)

Preparing for Assessment

(1)

Types of Assessment Procedures

(2)

Summary of Points

(1)

References and Additional Reading

(1)

5 Preparing and Using Achievement Tests

(21)

Specifying the Instructional Objectives

(2)

Preparing the Test Specifications

(3)

Considerations in Constructing Relevant Test Items

(6)

General Guidelines for Item Writing

(2)

Arranging the Items in the Test

(1)

Preparing Directions

(2)

Administering and Scoring the Test

(1)

Analyzing the Effectiveness of Test Items

(3)

Summary of Points

(1)

References and Additional Reading

(1)

6 Writing Selection Items: Multiple Choice

(18)

Nature of Multiple-Choice Items

(2)

Rules for Writing Multiple-Choice Items

(14)

Summary of Points

(1)

References and Additional Reading

(1)

7 Writing Selection Items: True-False, Matching, and Interpretive Exercise

(17)

True-False Items

(6)

Matching Items

100

(3)

The Interpretive Exercise

103

(5)

Summary of Points

108

(1)

References and Additional Reading

109

(1)

8 Writing Supply Items: Short Answer and Essay

110

(16)

Short-Answer Items

111

(4)

Essay Questions

115

(9)

Summary of Points

124

(1)

References and Additional Reading

125

(1)

9 Performance Assessments

126

(30)

Components of Performance Skills

127

(1)

Stating Objectives for Performance Assessment

128

(1)

Restricted and Extended Performance Tasks

128

(2)

Steps in Preparing Performance Assessments

130

(1)

Specifying the Performance Outcomes

130

(2)

Selecting the Focus of the Assessment

132

(2)

Selecting an Appropriate Degree of Realism

134

(1)

Selecting the Performance Situation

135

(10)

Making Performance Assessment More Authentic

145

(1)

Selecting the Method of Observing, Recording, and Scoring

146

(6)

Improving Performance Assessments

152

(1)

Summary of Points

152

(3)

References and Additional Reading

155

(1)

10 Portfolio Assessment

156

(13)

Advantages of Using Classroom Portfolios

157

(1)

Planning for the Use of Portfolios

158

(4)

Evaluating the Portfolio

162

(5)

Summary of Points

167

(1)

References and Additional Reading

168

(1)

11 Grading and Reporting

169

(14)

Selecting the Basis for Grading

170

(5)

Combining Data for Grading

175

(3)

Electronic Grading

178

(1)

Guidelines for Effective and Fair Grading

178

(2)

Reporting to Students and Parents

180

(1)

Summary of Points

181

(1)

References and Additional Reading

182

(1)

12 Interpreting Standardized Achievement Test Scores

183

(18)

Features of Standardized Achievement Tests

184

(1)

Interpreting Norm-Referenced Scores

185

(1)

Percentile Ranks

186

(3)

Grade Equivalent Scores

189

(1)

Standard Scores

190

(6)

Criterion-Referenced Interpretation

196

(2)

Summary of Points

198

(1)

References and Additional Reading

199

(2)

13 Validity and Reliability

201

(22)

Validity

202

(10)

Reliability

212

(9)

Summary of Points

221

(1)

References and Additional Reading

222

(1)

Glossary

223

(2)

Appendix: Revised Edition of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

225

(4)

Index

229

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