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Download full textBerman, Amy I.; Haertel, Edward H.; Pellegrino, James W. – National Academy of Education, 2020
This National Academy of Education (NAEd) volume provides guidance to key stakeholders on how to accurately report and interpret comparability assertions concerning large-scale educational assessments as well as how to ensure greater comparability by paying close attention to key aspects of assessment design, content, and procedures. The goal of…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Scores, Comparative Analysis
Direct linkGeisinger, Kurt F., Ed. – APA Books, 2013
This three-volume handbook is a comprehensive presentation of the theory and application of tests in psychology and education. It begins with an in-depth portrayal of psychometrics: the quantitative underpinning of testing. It then provides thorough, up-to-date and informative chapters related to five general application areas of testing: (1)…
Descriptors: Tests, Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, School Psychology
Mayrath, Michael C., Ed.; Clarke-Midura, Jody, Ed.; Robinson, Daniel H., Ed.; Schraw, Gregory, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
Creative problem solving, collaboration, and technology fluency are core skills requisite of any nation's workforce that strives to be competitive in the 21st Century. Teaching these types of skills is an economic imperative, and assessment is a fundamental component of any pedagogical program. Yet, measurement of these skills is complex due to…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evidence, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Psychology
Peer reviewedBergstrom, Betty A.; Stahl, John A. – Popular Measurement, 1999
Demonstrates the use of Rasch analysis in the job task analysis of a nursing certification examination taken by 427 individuals. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Educational Testing, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedDeville, Craig; O'Neill, Thomas; Wright, Benjamin D.; Woodcock, Richard W.; Munoz-Sandoval, Ana; Gershon, Richard C.; Bergstrom, Betty – Popular Measurement, 1998
Articles in this special section consider (1) flow in test taking (Craig Deville); (2) testwiseness (Thomas O'Neill); (3) test length (Benjamin Wright); (4) cross-language test equating (Richard W. Woodcock and Ana Munoz-Sandoval); (5) computer-assisted testing and testwiseness (Richard Gershon and Betty Bergstrom); and (6) Web-enhanced testing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Testing, Equated Scores, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedWendt, Anne – Popular Measurement, 1999
Discusses the factors affecting the decision to use computerized adaptive testing in a nursing certification examination. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Testing, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Measurement Techniques
Ekstrom, Ruth B., Ed.; Smith, Douglas K., Ed. – 2002
This book is designed to assist testing professionals as they face the challenge of how best to assess and test people with disabilities. Chapters include: (1) "Testing Individuals with Disabilities: Reconciling Social Science and Social Policy" (Diana Pullin); (2) "The Psychometrics of Testing Individuals with Disabilities"…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Adults, Civil Rights, College Admission
Brennan, Robert L., Ed. – Praeger, 2006
"Educational Measurement" has been the bible in its field since the first edition was published by ACE in 1951. The importance of this fourth edition of "Educational Measurement" is to extensively update and extend the topics treated in the previous three editions. As such, the fourth edition documents progress in the field and…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Educational Assessment, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Boldt, Gail Masuchika, Ed.; Salvio, Paula M., Ed.; Taubman, Peter M., Ed. – Bank Street College of Education, 2009
Concerned that various reforms promising greater professional autonomy and status as well as student success are actually disempowering teachers, impoverishing intellectual life in schools, and serving as a portal for the marketization of teaching and education, editors invited teachers to respond to the ways in which the proliferation of…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Student Evaluation, Accountability, Classroom Environment
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
Alley, Janet; And Others – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1982
Parents are interested in testing, but they need information about what types of tests are given to their children, what tests measure, and how tests can be used constructively. Standardized tests are the particular concern of parents because they believe testing is an integral part of education. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Russell, William B., III, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
The field of social studies is unique and complex. It is challenged by the differing perspectives related to the definition, goals, content, and purpose of social studies. Contemporary Social Studies: An Essential Reader discusses the contemporary issues surrounding social studies education today. Contemporary Social Studies: An Essential Reader…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Global Education, Citizenship, Popular Culture
Wigdor, Alexandra K., Ed.; Garner, Wendell R., Ed. – 1982
Of those who wrote the 11 signed papers in this report, the variety of their learning and experiences brings an interplay of different points of view on the topic of ability testing. This document describes the theory and practice of testing; illuminates competing interests in a balanced fashion; and helps those who make decisions with tests or…
Descriptors: Ability, College Entrance Examinations, Educational History, Educational Testing
Samuda, Ronald J.; And Others – 1989
This book addresses some of the important considerations surrounding the use of tests and assessment procedures when applied to students who are culturally, linguistically, and/or socioeconomically different from mainstream North Americans. Chapter 1 introduces the problems of using standards based on a white Anglo-Saxon perspective to assess and…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Keyser, John S., Ed.; Floyd, Deborah L., Ed. – 1987
In July 1986, a colloquium was convened to develop a position paper on access, assessment, and developmental education. This colloquium report contains the keynote speeches presented at the event, along with a statement developed by the participants regarding the issues. First, introductory material describes the purposes, sponsorship, and group…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
