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Direct linkShermis, Mark D.; DiVesta, Francis J. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
"Classroom Assessment in Action" clarifies the multi-faceted roles of measurement and assessment and their applications in a classroom setting. Comprehensive in scope, Shermis and Di Vesta explain basic measurement concepts and show students how to interpret the results of standardized tests. From these basic concepts, the authors then…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Scores, Measurement
Peer reviewedWainer, Howard – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1996
A trilinear chart for understanding the distribution of achievement levels of students' performance in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is described and its use illustrated with data from the 1992 state NAEP mathematics assessment. Trends for all 44 participating jurisdictions are simultaneously displayed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Trends, Evaluation Utilization, Graphs
Download full textHambleton, Ronald K.; Slater, Sharon – 1994
Considerable evidence suggests that policy-makers, educators, the media, and the public do not understand national and state test results. The problems appear to be two-fold: the scales on which scores are reported seem confusing, and the report forms themselves are often too complex for the intended audiences. This paper addresses two topics. The…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Performance
Bock, R. Darrell – 1986
Efforts have been made to increase the dissemination and use of data generated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Potential users include those concerned with curriculum and methods evaluation, public policymakers, and researchers. NAEP can provide data for curriculum evaluation, including item analysis data which assist in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Educational Testing
