Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know

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Author: W. James Popham

ISBN-10: 0205510752

ISBN-13: 9780205510757

Category: Academic Evaluation

Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know, 5/e\ By James Popham\ Written with style and grace, this text focuses on what classroom teachers really need to know about assessment rather than looking at a collection of measurement esoterica. This well-written book is grounded in the reality of teaching today to show real-world teachers who want to use assessment in their classroom the latest tools necessary to teach more effectively. The fifth edition of Classroom Assessment addresses the...

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Written with style and whimsey, this text focuses on what classroom teachers really need to know about assessment rather than looking at a collection of measurement esoterica. This well-written book is grounded in the reality of teaching today to show real-world teachers who want to use assessment in their classrooms the latest tools necessary to teach more effectively. The fifth edition of Classroom Assessment addresses the range of assessments that teachers are likely to use in their classrooms. With expanded coverage of problems related to measurement of special education children, a new student website with online activities, and an improved instructor’s manual, this book continues to be a cutting edge and indispensable resource not only for instructors, but also pre and in-service teachers.

To the Reader1Why Do Teachers Need to Know about Assessment?12Reliability of Assessment273Validity474Absence-of-Bias735Deciding What to Assess and How to Assess It956Selected-Response Tests1257Constructed-Response Tests1518Performance Assessment1739Portfolio Assessment19910Affective Assessment21711Improving Teacher-Developed Assessments23712Instructionally Oriented Assessment25513Making Sense Out of Standardized Test Scores28314Appropriate and Inappropriate Test-Preparation Practices30515Evaluating Teaching and Grading Students321AppFour Self-Report Affective Inventories: Description and Use355Glossary363Index367