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Educational Assessment
A Practical Introduction
Thomas P. Hogan (Author)
9780471472483, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2006
448 pages, Photos: 10 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 134 B&W, 0 Color
23.4 x 18.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.703 kg
Provides a practical, student-friendly introduction to the major concepts and everyday issues in this field. Superbly organized, pedagogically sound, and thoroughly up-to-date, it shows teachers and prospective teachers how to conduct first-rate assessment in their own classrooms as well as how to understand and interpret state and national testing programs, including the latest developments from IDEA and NCLB. The text emphasizes a best-practices approach to assessment and a hands-on approach to learning.
Preface. Acknowledgments. To the Students. Chapter 1. Introduction: The World of Educational Assessment. Chapter 2. Statistics: Just a Little Bit. Chapter 3. Reliability: Stability of Performance. Chapter 4. Validity: What the Test Measures. Chapter 5. Norms and Criteria: Interpreting Student Performance. Chapter 6. Planning for Assessment. Chapter 7. Selected-Response Items: Multiple-Choice, True-False, Matching. Chapter 8. Constructed-Response Items: Essays, Performances, Portfolios. Chapter 9. Interests, Creativity, and Non-test Indicators. Chapter 10. Administering and Analyzing Your Tests. Chapter 11. Standardized Tests I: Achievement. Chapter 12. Standardized Tests II: Ability, Interests, Personality. Chapter 13. Grading and Reporting. Chapter 14. Educational Assessment and the Law. Chapter 15. Evaluating Teaching: Applying Assessment to Yourself. Appendixes.
Subject Areas: Education [JN]
