Educational Testing and Measurement EPUB
by Tom Kubiszyn, Gary D. Borich
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Educational Testing & Measurement
Revised and updated edition of the reader-friendly, classroom-relevant introduction to testing and assessment, designed for educators to meet today s challenges in measuring student progress
Educational Testing and Measurement, Twelfth Edition, is a revised and updated practical resource that will enhance assessment literacy to help prepare current and prospective teachers to navigate today s changing world of educational testing and assessment. It describes the classroom impact of national and key state-level policy changes that drive the ongoing changes in the usage of both teacher-made and standardized tests and assessments.
Expanding on previous editions, the book:
- Explains test and measurement content in a nonintimidating and unique manner
- Clarifies how formative assessment can help integrate instruction and assessment on a day-day basis in the classroom, and the roles of interim/benchmark and summative assessment
- Describes the practical, day-to-day issues related to the development, scoring and interpretation of formative assessment results
- Presents both sides of the various controversies around educational testing and assessment to inform readers sufficiently to form their own opinions
- Uses a friendly, conversational style to enhance the emphasis on the application of theory
- Provides sufficient theoretical background, without oversimplifying, for readers to understand the statistical and psychometric foundations of measurement
New content in the twelfth edition:
- Includes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning and assessment
- Expands coverage of formative, interim/benchmark and summative assessment
- Introduces Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and explains how MTSS both integrates with and expands upon Response to Instruction/Intervention (RTI)
- Describes changes to assessment practice driven by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (replacing No Child Left Behind Act, or NCLB), and state academic standards
- Includes examples illustrating the development, usage and interpretation of assessment results in today s classrooms
- Includes an updated instructor s manual with an expanded item bank, and links to on-line resources to expand upon the text presentation in key areas (e.g., formative assessments standardized testing, measuring behavioral, social, and emotional development)
Educational Testing and Measurement, Twelfth Edition presents a balanced perspective of educational testing and assessment, with a unique approach to descriptive statistics and psychometrics (validity, reliability, and fairness).
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- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:29/12/2023
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- ISBN:9781119931683
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:29/12/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781119931683