| Description |
xvii, 551 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. The Measurement and Assessment Process Educational testing and assessment: context, issues, and trends The role of measurement and assessment in teaching Instructional goals and objectives: foundation for assessment Validity Reliability and other desired characteristics -- Part II. Classroom Tests and Assessments Planning classroom tests and assessments Constructing objective test items: simple forms Constructing objective test items: multiple choice forms Measuring complex achievement: the interpretive exercise Measuring complex achievement: essay questions Measuring complex achievement: performance-based assessments Portfolios Assessment procedures: observational techniques, peer appraisal, and self-report Assembling, administering, and appraising classroom tests and assessments Grading and reporting -- Part III. Selecting and Using Published Tests Achievement tests Aptitude tests Test selection, administration, and use Interpreting test scores and norms -- Appendixes. Elementary statistics Professional journals for locating measurement and assessment articles Content standards Standards for teacher competence in educational assessment of students Test publishers Selected published tests Taxonomy of educational objectives Relating assessment procedures to instructional objectives |
| Summary |
"Measurement and Assessment in Teaching, Tenth Edition, introduces the elements of measurement and assessment that are essential to good teaching. In a presentation that assumes no previous knowledge of assessment or measurement, the text provides crystal-clear, step-by-step instruction on such topics as constructing test questions, aligning assessment with learning goals, and interpreting standardized tests."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Previous edition entered under: Linn, Robert L |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements.
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| Author |
Gronlund, Norman Edward, 1920- author
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Linn, Robert L., author
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Linn, Robert L.
Measurement and assessment in teaching
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| LC no. |
2007042418 |
| ISBN |
0132408937 |
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0137126719 |
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9780132408936 |
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9780137126712 |
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