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Educational Assessment

Name: Educational Assessment
ISBN: 9781483380797

Tests and Measurements in the Age of Accountability

Robert J. Wright,

664 pages
English
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eBook - PDF

Educational Assessment

Tests and Measurements in the Age of Accountability

Robert J. Wright,

About this book

Grounded in the real world of public schools and students, this engaging, insightful, and highly readable text introduces the inner-workings of K–12 educational assessment.

There has never been a time when it is more important for educators to have an understanding of testing and assessments. Accountability is now a fact of life for all public school educators, and testing is at the core of all educational assessment programs. It is no longer prudent or even possible for educators to ignore this national zeitgeist.

Educational Assessment: Tests and Measurements in the Age of Accountability addresses all of the constructs central to understanding the design, construction and evaluation of educational measures. It goes on to provide students with insight into the link between today?s high-stakes testing mandates and the traditions of the past 125 years of "scientific" measurement in the United States. It addresses the problem of understanding and correctly interpreting test scores on local, statewide, national, and international assessments. It also addresses how certain issues such as institutionalized cheating, test preparation, and individual differences among students and their families influence test score outcomes.

Key Features

Covers traditional topics in an approachable and understandable way: Reliability, validity, performance assessments, standardized achievement tests, and many more topics are included.
Analyzes and interprets "hot-button" issues of today?s complex measurement concerns: The score-gap, high-stakes testing, grade retention, drop-out crises, "academic redshirting,", diversity, family influence, and educational technology, are examined.
Relates theory to practice: Each chapter includes relevant real-life examples and case studies to demonstrate how the technical-measurement principles impact those involved.
Addresses the needs of diverse students: Issues related to students with special needs and the testing of English Language Learners are discussed.

Intended Audience: Educational Assessment: Tests and Measurements in the Age of Accountability has been written to meet the needs of students in graduate programs of special education, reading, school counseling, school social work, curriculum supervision, or administration. Providing grounding in all aspects of measurement, this book is perfect for undergraduate and graduate courses such as Educational Tests and Measurements, Assessment in Education, and Student Assessment.

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Publisher

SAGE Publications, Inc

Year

2007

Print ISBN

9781412949170

eBook ISBN

9781483380797

Edition

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Education General

3

Chapter 

1

I

SSUES

AND

M

EASUREMENT

P

RACTICES

IN

THE

S

CHOOLS

We

must 

start 

where 

men

who

would 

improve 

their 

society 

have

always 

known 

they 

must 

begin—with 

an

educational 

system

restudied, 

reinforced, 

and

revitalized.

—Lyndon 

B.

Johnson

January 

12,

1965

Issues 

and

Themes

Testing 

is

an

integral 

part 

of

the

life 

story 

of

all

American 

children. 

The

American 

public 

supports 

verifying 

the

quality 

of

public 

education 

through

accountability. 

This 

press 

for

educational 

accountability 

has

increased 

both

the

number 

and

importance 

of

educational 

assessments 

in

the

schools. 

An

assessment 

is

a

multidimensional 

method 

for

collecting 

data 

that 

usually

includes 

testing. 

Educational 

testing 

is

normally 

conducted 

to

measure 

the

status 

of

the

child 

on

one

dimension, 

such 

as

arithmetic, 

whereas 

an

assess-

ment 

is

designed 

to

provide 

multiple 

sources 

of

data. 

A

battery 

of

tests 

is

often 

the

core 

component 

of

the

assessment. 

Batteries 

are

a

collection 

of

tests 

that 

are

designed 

to

measure 

different 

parts 

of

the

curriculum—e.g.,

mathematics, 

reading, 

and

science.

Cover
Brief Table of Contents
Detailed Contents
Preface
Part I - Educational Assessment in America
Chapter 1 - Issues and Measurement Practices in the Schools
Chapter 2 - History of Testing in American Education
Part II - The Meaning and Quality of Test Scores
Chapter 3 - The Measurement and Description of Variables
Chapter 4 - Reliability as a Measure of Test Quality
Chapter 5 - Validity as a Measure of Test Quality
Part III - Testing of Students by Classroom Teachers
Chapter 6 - Planning and Constructing Classroom Tests
Chapter 7 - Classroom Development and Use of Extended Answer Tests
Chapter 8 - Item Selection and Analysis
Chapter 9 - Performance Assessments
Chapter 10 - Grades, Progress Reports, and Report Cards
Part IV - Testing for Student Learning, Talent, Aptitude, and Special Needs
Chapter 11 - Standardized Measures of Learning
Chapter 12 - Testing of Aptitude and Selection
Chapter 13 - Identification of Learning Problems
Part V - No Child, Teacher, or School Left Behind
Chapter 14 - International, National, and Statewide Testing Programs
Chapter 15 - Student, Family, and Teacher Factors in Test Scores
Chapter 16 - Test Preparation for Successful Schools
Chapter 17 - Accountability and Evaluation
Glossary
References
Index
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