Educational Assessment: Tests and Measurements in the Age of Accountability

Grounded in the real world of public schools and students, this engaging, insightful, and highly readable text introduces the inner-workings of K-12 educational assessment. It covers traditional topics in an approachable and understandable way; analyzes and interprets "hot-button" issues o...

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Published inSAGE Publications (CA)
Main Author Wright, Robert J
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published SAGE Publications 21.12.2007
Subjects
Educational Assessment
Educational Resources
Elementary Secondary Education
Measurement
No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Public Schools
Special Needs Students
Testing
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Summary:Grounded in the real world of public schools and students, this engaging, insightful, and highly readable text introduces the inner-workings of K-12 educational assessment. It covers traditional topics in an approachable and understandable way; analyzes and interprets "hot-button" issues of today's complex measurement concerns; relates theory to practice; and addresses the needs of diverse students. It is accompanied by a web-based student study site and an instructor's resource CD. Following a preface, the book is organized into five sections: (1) Educational Assessment in America: History, Goals, and Applications; (2) The Meaning and Quality of Test Scores; (3) Testing of Students by Classroom Teachers; (4) Testing for Student Learning, Talent, Aptitude, and Special Needs; and (5) No Child, Teacher, or School Left Behind.
ISBN:1412949173
9781412949170
DOI:10.4135/9781483329673