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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
Download full textAlaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1986
This handbook is designed to serve as a resource for Alaskan district-level administrators in charge of planning, implementing and monitoring districtwide student assessment programs. The information is divided into 10 chapters, including: (1) aligning assessment with curriculum and instruction; (2) planning an assessment program; (3)…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Program Costs
Snow, Ellen; And Others – 1987
This handbook was developed to provide adult educators in Texas with sufficient background in assessment models to ensure confidence in recognizing and/or selecting appropriate measurement techniques and in using evaluation results to individualize and improve instruction for adult students. The handbook is based on information derived from a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1986
The first annual administration of Oklahoma's School Testing Program is described, and the results for 1985-86 are summarized. The Metropolitan Achievement Tests were administered in grades 3, 7, and 10. Extensive appendices, which make up the bulk of this document, present: (1) suggested learner outcomes for the subjects tested--reading, language…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Morris, Lynn Lyons; Fitz-Gibbon, Carol Taylor – 1978
The objectives of this booklet are to provide suggestions, procedures, and rules of thumb to aid the evaluator in using achievement tests in program evaluation. It also discusses some of the theories underlying the procedures for developing and selecting achievement tests and interpreting their results. Each of the six chapters offers advice on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Center for Statewide Educational Assessment. – 1975
Six research papers that have been published by the staff of the Center for Statewide Educational Assessment at Educational Testing Service are presented. In "A Selection of Self Concept Measures," Joan Knapp explores questions of defining and measuring self concept. In another paper, she examines some problems of measuring attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Data Analysis, Data Collection
