| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 509 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-500) and index. |
| Contents |
An introduction to educational testing and measurement -- The purpose of testing -- Norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests -- Instructional goals and objectives -- Measuring learning outcomes -- Writing objective test items -- Writing essay test items -- Administering, analyzing, and improving the test -- Marks and marking systems -- Measuring attitudes and social behavior -- Performance-based assessment -- Summarizing data and measures of central tendency -- Variability, the normal distribution, and converted scores -- Correlation -- Validity -- Reliability -- Accuracy and error -- Standardized tests -- Types of standardized tests -- Testing and measuring the special learner in the regular classroom -- The microcomputer in testing and measurement -- In the classroom: a summary dialogue |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements -- United States
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| Added Author |
Borich, Gary D
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| ISBN |
0673466531 |
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