Written for courses in Classroom Assessment (Educational Psychology, Tests & Measurements).
A practical guide for educators who want to learn how to prepare valid assessment instruments that contribute to effective instruction and student learning, this respected resource is the best preparation on the market for developing proven, sound, high-quality assessments for use in the classroom.
This text presents an exceptionally strong set of strategies to help teachers assess all learners in today’s schools. Written in a simple and direct manner, and using frequent examples and illustrations to clarify important points, the text is a balanced, concise, and practical guide for testing and performance assessment. The authors’ approach emphasizes testing as well as performance evaluation—each used when it is most appropriate—as integral steps that improve student learning and ultimately build student success. This highly-regarded textbook, replete with thorough updates in the new tenth edition, prepares educators use assessment as a tool to help develop all students in their classrooms.
Author(s): C. Keith Waugh - Norman E. Gronlund
Edition: 10
Publisher: Pearson
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 267
City: New York
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
PREFACE
Chapter 1 ACHIEVEMENT ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION
Relationship Between Instruction and Assessment
Assessment in the Instructional Process
Other Ways Assessments Can Aid Learning
Historical and Legislative Influences on Student Assessment
Teachers’ Standards for Student Assessment
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 2 NATURE OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT
Major Types of Assessment Methods
Guidelines for Effective Student Assessment
Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Assessment
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 3 PLANNING FOR ASSESSMENT
Using Taxonomies as a Guide
Role of Instructional Objectives
Preparing for Assessment
Types of Assessment Procedures
Validity and Reliability in Assessment Planning
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 4 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY
Validity
Reliability
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 5 PREPARING AND USING ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
Specifying the Instructional Objectives
Preparing the Test Specifications
Considerations in Constructing Relevant Test Items
General Guidelines for Item Writing
Arranging the Items in the Test
Preparing Clear Directions
Administering and Scoring the Test
Analyzing the Effectiveness of Test Items
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 6 WRITING SELECTION ITEMS: MULTIPLE CHOICE
Nature of Multiple-Choice Items
Rules for Writing Multiple-Choice Items
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 7 WRITING SELECTION ITEMS: TRUE-FALSE, MATCHING, AND INTERPRETIVE EXERCISE
True-False Items
Matching Items
The Interpretive Exercise
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 8 WRITING SUPPLY ITEMS: SHORT ANSWER AND ESSAY
Short-Answer Items
Essay Questions
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 9 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
Components of Performance Skills
Stating Objectives for Performance Assessment
Restricted and Extended Performance Tasks
Steps in Preparing Performance Assessments
Making Performance Assessments More Authentic
Preparing for Performance Assessments
Diagnostic Performance Assessments
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 10 ASSESSMENT IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
Asynchronous Versus Synchronous Online Assessment
Types of Online Assessments
Ways to Identify or Reduce Cheating in Online Assessment
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 11 GRADING AND REPORTING
Selecting the Basis for Grading
Combining Data for Grading
Electronic Grading
Guidelines for Effective and Fair Grading
Reporting to Students and Parents
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 12 INTERPRETING STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES
Features of Standardized Achievement Tests
Interpreting Norm-Referenced Scores
Criterion-Referenced Interpretation
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Chapter 13 USING ASSESSMENT IN ACTION RESEARCH
Characteristics of Action Research
Process for Conducting Action Research
Guidelines for Conducting Action Research
Summary of Points
References and Additional Reading
Self-Assessment
Appendix A: Revised Edition of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Appendix B: Self-Assessment Answer Key
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