| Edition |
5th ed |
| Description |
xviii, 548 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-536) and indexes. |
| Contents |
The bases for assessment in the classroom -- Classroom decision making and using assessment -- Describing the goals and learning targets of instruction -- Validity of assessment results -- Reliability of assessment results -- Professional responsibilities, ethical behavior, and legal requirements in educational assessments -- Crafting and using classroom assessments -- Planning for integrating assessment and instruction -- Completion, short-answer, and true-false items -- Multiple-choice and matching exercises -- Essay assessment tasks -- Higher-order thinking, problem solving, and critical thinking -- Performance, portfolio, and authentic assessments : an overview -- How to craft performance tasks, projects, portfolios, rating scales, and scoring rubrics -- Formative evaluation using informal diagnostic assessments -- Preparing your students to be assessed and using students' results to improve your assessments -- Evaluating and grading student progress -- Interpreting and using standardized tests -- Standardized achievement tests -- Interpreting norm-referenced scores -- Finding and evaluating published assessments -- Scholastic aptitude, career interests, attitudes, and personality tests. |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements
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| Added Author |
Brookhart, Susan M
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| ISBN |
0131719254 |
|
9780131719255 |
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