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W. James Popham – Pearson, 2024
"Classroom Assessment" shows pre- and in-service teachers how to use classroom testing accurately and formatively to dramatically increase their teaching effectiveness and promote student learning. In addition to clear and concise guidelines on how to develop and use quality classroom assessments, the author also focuses on the teaching…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Testing, Teacher Effectiveness, Test Construction
Popham, W. James – ASCD, 2018
What is assessment literacy? It is a handful of fundamental understandings about the testing concepts and procedures that influence educational decisions. And it just might be the most cost-effective means of real school improvement. With characteristic humor and aplomb, assessment expert W. James Popham strips away the psychometrician-speak and…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Educational Testing, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Gergen, Kenneth J.; Dixon-Román, Ezekiel J. – Teachers College Record, 2014
In the present offering we challenge the presumption that the educational testing of students provides objective information about such students. This presumption largely rests on an empiricist account of science. In light of mounting criticism, however, empiricist foundationalism has given way to a social epistemology. From this standpoint,…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Educational Testing, Test Validity, Evaluation Utilization
Popham, W. James – Educational Leadership, 2009
If a person were to ask an educator to identify the two most important attributes of an education test, the response most certainly would be "validity and reliability." These two tightly wedded concepts have become icons in the field of education assessment. As far as validity is concerned, the term doesn't refer to the accuracy of a test. Rather,…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Educational Assessment, Student Evaluation, Test Reliability
Gill, Brian; Bruch, Julie; Booker, Kevin – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2013
States are increasingly interested in including measures of student achievement growth, or "value-
added," in evaluating teachers. Annual state assessments, however, which are the typical measure of student
growth, usually cover only reading and math teachers and only in grades 4-8. These state assessments thus cannot
…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Competencies, Evaluation Methods, Educational Testing
Gill, Brian; Bruch, Julie; Booker, Kevin – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2013
States and school districts are exploring alternatives to state tests for measuring teachers' contributions to student learning. One approach applies statistical value-added methods to alternative student assessments such as commercially available tests and end-of course tests. The evidence suggests that these methods can reliably distinguish…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Competencies, Evaluation Methods, Educational Testing
Wright, Robert E. – College Student Journal, 2010
The use of standardized tests for outcome assessment has grown dramatically in recent years. Two driving factors have been the No Child Left Behind legislation, and the increase in outcome assessment measures by accrediting agencies such as AACSB, the international accrediting body for business schools. Despite the growth in usage, little effort…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Testing, Standardized Tests, Accreditation (Institutions)
Newton, Paul E. – Educational Research, 2009
Background: National curriculum tests have been administered in England for well over a decade. Although reliability evidence has been published, critics have argued that there is not enough evidence (of the right kind) and that test results may be insufficiently reliable. Purpose: This article collates and discusses evidence on the reliability of…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Test Results, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education
A Culture of Evidence: An Evidence-Centered Approach to Accountability for Student Learning Outcomes
Millett, Catherine M.; Payne, David G.; Dwyer, Carol A.; Stickler, Leslie M.; Alexiou, Jon J. – Educational Testing Service, 2008
This paper presents a framework that institutions of higher education can use to improve, revise and introduce comprehensive systems for the collection and dissemination of information on student learning outcomes. For faculty and institutional leaders grappling with the many issues and nuances inherent in assessing student learning, the framework…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Testing, Accountability, Outcomes of Education
Bagnato, Stephen J.; Macy, Marisa – NHSA Dialog, 2010
Authentic assessment is a growing alternative to conventional testing. This research-to-practice article describes a framework for implementing authentic assessment. The R-E-A-L framework shows how roles, equipment, assessment tools, and location can be incorporated into early childhood practices.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Performance Based Assessment, Program Implementation, Guidelines
Macy, Marisa; Bagnato, Stephen J. – NHSA Dialog, 2010
The inclusion of young children with disabilities has remained a function of the Head Start program since its inception in the 1960s when the United States Congress mandated that children with disabilities comprise 10% of the Head Start enrollment (Zigler & Styfco, 2000). Standardized, norm-referenced tests used to identify children with…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Disadvantaged Youth, Norm Referenced Tests, Disabilities

Lazarus, Philip J.; Novoa, Loriana. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Reviews the "Quick-Score Achievement Test" (Q-SAT), an individually administered measure of school achievement for use with students aged 7-18, which has two forms and yields scores for reading, writing, arithmetic, facts, and general achievement. (SKC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Individual Testing, Standardized Tests
Tocci, Ronald J. – Technical Education News, 1971
The problem session approach represents a restructuring of traditional testing and evaluation procedures aimed at assessing student achievement and ability. (JS)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Problem Solving, Self Evaluation

Saunders, Phillip – Journal of Economic Education, 1991
Discusses the content and cognitive specification of the third edition of the Test of Understanding in College Economics. Presents examples of the construction and sampling criteria employed in the latest and previous versions of the test. Explains that the test emphasizes recognition and understanding of basic terms, concepts, and principles with…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Testing, Higher Education, Student Evaluation

Hughes, Ruth P.; Fanslow, Alyce – Journal of Home Economics, 1975
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Instruments