Assessment of Student Achievement (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 0205597289 / Publisher: Pearson, March 2008
The ninth edition of this guide to the assessment of student achievement has been expanded to include new information on preparing the performance assessment environment and calculating the validity coefficient, and all figures and tables have been realigned to standards in Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Gronlund (U. of Illinois, Emeritus) and Waugh (workforce education and development, Southern Illnois U. Carbondale) describe the relationship between assessment and instruction and help educators design and plan assessments that are reliable and valid. Step-by-step instructions are given for designing appropriate multiple choice questions, selection items, supply items and essays, and the authors explain how to prepare, grade, report and interpret these tests. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Norman Gronlund gives teachers the tools they need to support the development of high-quality assessments in the classroom. He presents a balanced, concise, and practical guide for testing and performance assessment that is rooted in effective classroom instruction and learning. Emphasizing that assessment is a broad term that includes testing and performance assessment, each used where it is most appropriate, Norman declares that valid assessment is necessary for effective instruction in order to improve student learning. He devotes a portion of the book to preparing and using classroom tests and performance assessments, assigning grades, and interpreting standardized test scores to students and parents. Improve student learning with strategies that work! Spotlights expanded discussion of the role assessment plays during the planning of instruction. Discusses validity and simple item analysis procedures in greater detail. Features more examples to help teachers understand the application of assessment principles. Includes references for “Additional Reading” lists. An Instructor's Manual with sample test items and activities is available to adopters online by contacting your local representative.
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