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Direct linkSabatini, John, Ed.; Albro, Elizabeth, Ed.; O'Reilly, Tenaha, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012
"Reaching an Understanding: Innovations in How We View Reading Assessment" builds upon the editors previous book "Measuring Up: Advances in How We Assess Reading Ability" (ED533202) by representing some early attempts to apply theory to help guide the development of new assessments and measurement models. "Reaching an…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Measurement Techniques, Reading Skills, Test Construction
Download full textAssociation of Public and Land-grant Universities, 2010
"Rising to the Challenge: Meaningful Assessment of Student Learning" was envisioned in response to a 2007 request for proposals from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE). FIPSE called for national, consortial contributions to improving the knowledge and abilities to assess student…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Student Surveys, Measurement Techniques
Saleh, Issa M., Ed.; Khine, Myint Swe, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
The research into how students' attitudes affect their learning of science related subjects has been one of the core areas of interest by science educators. The development in science education records various attempts in measuring attitudes and determining the correlations between behavior, achievements, career aspirations, gender identity and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes
Russell, Michael; Kavanaugh, Maureen – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
The importance of student assessment, particularly for summative purposes, has increased greatly over the past thirty years. At the same time, emphasis on including all students in assessment programs has also increased. Assessment programs, whether they are large-scale, district-based, or teacher developed, have traditionally attempted to assess…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Testing Programs, Educational Assessment, Adaptive Testing
Peer reviewedWright, Benjamin D.; Stenner, A. Jackson – Popular Measurement, 1999
Discusses the use of "Lexile" units in test construction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Reading Achievement, Scaling, Student Evaluation
Bovaird, James A., Ed.; Geisinger, Kurt F., Ed.; Buckendahl, Chad W., Ed. – APA Books, 2011
Educational assessment and, more broadly, educational research in the United States have entered into an era characterized by a dramatic increase in the prevalence and importance of test score use in accountability systems. This volume covers a selection of contemporary issues about testing science and practice that impact the nation's public…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Test Use, Student Placement, Educational Research
Peer reviewedButcher, James N.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Results indicate that short forms of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory may not be accurate substitutes for the standard form in predicting objective measures of psychopathology. Newmark et al, however, reassert their findings that short forms are indeed accurate substitutes. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adults, Correlation, Measurement Techniques, Personality Measures
Linacre, John M., Ed. – 1995
This volume and its companion, "Part 2," bring together transactions of the Rasch measurement special interest group of the American Educational Research Association. This volume opens with a discussion of the early years in Rasch measurement and then presents the "transactions" in chronological order, from a 1987 discussion…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Response Theory
Linacre, John M., Ed. – 1996
This volume and its companion, "Part 1," bring together transactions of the Rasch measurement special interest group of the American Educational Research Association. It presents "transactions" in chronological order, from a 1992 discussion through the winter 1995 volume. Four issues of the "Transactions" are…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Response Theory
Bourque, Mary Lyn, Ed.; Byrd, Sheila, Ed. – 2000
The articles in this report were prepared to help the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) examine and clarify its public policy positions and its operational procedures in the area of standard setting for the future of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). They examine evaluations of the NAGB achievement levels setting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques
Kane, Michael B., Ed.; Mitchell, Ruth, Ed. – 1996
The chapters in this collection contribute to the debate about the value and usefulness of radically different kinds of assessments in the U.S. educational system by considering and expanding on the theoretical underpinnings of reports and speculation. The chapters are: (1) "Assessment Reform: Promises and Challenges" (Nidhi Khattri and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Testing, Educational Theories
Hamers, J. H. M., Ed.; Sijtsma, K., Ed.; Ruijssenaars, A. J. J. M., Ed. – 1993
The first part of this volume is concerned with theoretical and conceptual issues concerning learning potential assessment. The second part deals with methodological and measurement issues in learning potential assessment, and the third part is devoted to research projects and practical applications of learning potential tests. The following…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests
Secolsky, Charles, Ed.; Denison, D. Brian, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Increased demands for colleges and universities to engage in outcomes assessment for accountability purposes have accelerated the need to bridge the gap between higher education practice and the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation. The "Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education" provides higher…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Teacher Effectiveness
Quellmalz, Edys; And Others – 1981
This document contains the following manuscripts: "Effects of Alternate Scoring Options on the Classification of Entering Freshmen Writing Competencies," by Edys Quellmalz and Eva Baker; "Implications of Learning Research for Designing Competency Based Assessment," by Edys Quellmalz; "Effects of Alternative Discourse and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Linn, Robert L., Ed. – 1993
This collection explores the theory and applications of educational testing. It is divided into sections on theory and general principles of educational measurement, administration of tests and scoring, and applications of testing. The following chapters present information on test theory and use: (1) "Current Perspectives and Future…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Cognitive Psychology
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