Applied Educational Assessment (with CD-ROM)
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This text focuses on the use of assessment data in the ongoing school program, with special focus on the classroom. Use of assessment data ranges from the obvious classroom applications aimed at improving teaching and learning to accountability and program evaluation. Although the text focuses primarily on the development of classroom assessments, appropriate space is given to the consideration of high-stakes and standardized testing that has become such a part of today's educational reform. The book begins with an overview of the concept of assessment. This is followed by chapters on planning assessments, constructing both traditional modern assessments (including performance, observational, and portfolio assessments), and concludes with chapters on summarizing data and working with the standardized measures of grading and reporting. Booknews New edition of a text that demonstrates how considered, insightful, and appropriate use of measurement and assessment data can significantly enhance the educational experience. Although the focus is upon the development of classroom assessments, attention is also given to standardized testing that has become part of the educational reform movement. New features include Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing alerts, discussion of portfolio and performance assessment, a chapter on the assessment of instructional materials, and a revised taxonomy of educational objectives. The accompanying CD-ROM contains illustrative responses to case studies, sample projects, lecture outlines, and other material. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceCh. 1A Perspective on Educational Assessment2Ch. 2Assessment and the Concerns of Individuals, Society, & Professionals24Ch. 3The Teaching-Learning Process, Diversity, and Assessment48Ch. 4Assessment and Cultural Diversity68Ch. 5Specifying Educational and Assessment Outcomes90Ch. 6Planning for the Development, Administration, and Scoring of the Assessment122Ch. 7The Development of Traditional Assessment Tasks154Ch. 8Performance and Product Assessment198Ch. 9Writing Assessment240Ch. 10Assessing Affective Outcomes268Ch. 11Describing Measurement Data296Ch. 12Analyzing Data to Improve Assessment Instruments322Ch. 13Defining and Assessing Validity and Reliability340Ch. 14Standardized Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Measures378Ch. 15Interpreting the Meaning of Standardized Norm-Referenced Test Scores410Ch. 16Reporting Student Progress434App. ANormal Deviates (z) Corresponding to Proportions (p) and Products (pq) of a Dichotomized Unit Normal Distribution469App. BRelationships Among T Scores, z scores, and Percentile Ranks When Raw Scores Are Normally Distributed471Glossary473References493Name and Title Index507Subject Index511
