Educational testing and measurement : classroom application and practice
/ Tom Kubiszyn, Gary Borich
- Eighth edition
- xiv, 530 pages : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 512-516) and index.
An introduction to contemporary educational testing and measurement High-stakes testing The purpose of testing Norm- and criterion-referenced tests and content validity evidence Measuring learning outcomes Writing objective test items Writing essay and higher order test items Performance-based assessment Portfolio assessment Administering, analyzing, and improving the written test Marks and marking systems Summarizing data and measures of central tendency Variability, the normal distribution, and converted scores Correlation Validity evidence Reliability Accuracy and error Standardized tests Types of standardized tests Assessing children with disabilities in the regular classroom : a growing need Methods to assess children with disabilities in regular education classrooms In the classroom : a summary dialogue