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For courses in classroom assessment.

This highly-respected core text provides complete and detailed practical coverage of (1) teacher constructed classroom assessments (paper and pencil assessments, informal assessments, and performance and product assessments), (2) standardized assessments used in schools, and (3) measurement issues that determine assessment quality. Teaches assessment concepts that are critical for good teaching. Easy to read, it is written for the introductory student. It uses a large number of real-life examples to serve as models for assessment practice.

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ANTHONY J. NITKO is a adjunct professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Arizona, and professor emeritus and former chairperson of the Department of Psychology in Education at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include curriculum-based criterion-referenced testing, integration of testing and instruction, classroom assessment, and the assessment of knowledge and higher-order thinking skills. His publications include the chapter "Designing Tests That Are Integrated wit Instruction" in the third edition of Educational Measurement. He co-authored (with C. M. Lindvall) Measuring Pupil Achievement and Aptitude, (with T-C Hsu) Pitt Educational Testing Aids (PETA) (a package of computer programs for classroom teachers), and (with R. Glaser) the chapter "Measurement in Learning and Instruction" in the second edition of Educational Measurement.

Dr. Nitko has been the editor of the journal Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, and was also editor of d'News the AERA Division D newsletter Some of the journals in which his research has appeared include American Educational Research Journal, Applied Measurement in Education, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, Educational Technology, Journal of Educational Measurement, and Research in Development Disabilities.

Dr. Nitko has been a member of several committees of the American Educational Research Association, was elected secretary of AERA Division D, served on committees of the National Council on Measurement in Education, and was elected to the board of directors and as president of the latter. He received Fulbright awards to Malawi and Barbados and has served as a consultant to various government and private agencies in the United States, Bangladesh, Barbados, Botswana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malawi, Namibia, and Singapore.

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Providing the most current and complete coverage of all types of classroom assessments, this text continues to offer teachers practical, step-by-step guidance on how to create and use assessments.

The third edition contains:

  • Balanced coverage of teacher-made tests (both paper and pencil and authentic assessments) and standardized assessments used in school settings
  • Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of educational assessments, including basic measurement theory (i.e., reliability and validity), item construction, and using and interpreting standardized tests
  • Teacher-focused instruction―all of the material in the text is presented in a classroom context

Ancillaries to accompany the text include:

  • An Instructor's Manual offering suggestions for teaching as well as numerous test items
  • A Companion Website (http://www.prenhall.com/nitko) containing student self-assessments, web links, message board, live chat, and more

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  • PublisherPearson
  • Publication date2000
  • ISBN 10 0130137081
  • ISBN 13 9780130137081
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number3
  • Number of pages514
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