Measurement and Assessment in Teaching - Hardcover

Linn, Robert L.; Gronlund, Norman E.

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9780023482618: Measurement and Assessment in Teaching

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ISBN 10: 0023482613 ISBN 13: 9780023482618

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

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For Classroom Assessment and Test and Measurement courses in Education Departments

The market-leader, this outstanding volume introduces prospective teachers to all of the elements of assessment that are essential to good teaching. Through direct, clear writing and a presentation that assumes no previous knowledge of measurement, it provides students with an understanding of the role of assessment in the instructional process. With step-by-step instruction, the book helps students learn how to construct effective test questions that are aligned with learning objectives. It also helps students evaluate published tests and properly interpret scores of standardized tests.

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Measurement and Assessment in Teaching, 10/e

M. David Miller, Robert L. Linn, and Norman Gronlund

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.

The tenth edition includes:

Significant coverage of the Standards Movement and No Child Left Behind legislation

For example, see Chapter 1 for discussions of the changing context of testing and the assessments required to meet state and federal mandates.

Detailed, straightforward guidelines for how to construct test items with many concrete examples

Step-by-step Checklists and Guidelines are provided to help students apply content. These provide quick reference guides for how to write items, provide feedback to students, and more. (See, for example, pp. 60, 179, 212 and 321.)

Coverage of both formative and summative assessment and of all practical aspects of classroom assessment teachers need

Including informal assessment procedures like observation (Chapter 13), methods for constructing objective test items(Chapters 7 and 8), measuring complex achievement (Chapters 9-11), assessing portfolios (Chapter 12), grading (Chapter 15), and evaluating published tests (Chapters 16-19).

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This text introduces future classroom teachers to those elements of measurement and assessment that are essential to good teaching. Written with the introductory student in mind, it assumes no prior knowledge of statistics, and uses illustrative examples to explain and expand upon topics. Statistical concepts are introduced only as necessary to understanding, with the authors consistently emphasizing interpretation over computation.

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