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 in | SAGE Publications (CA) |
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Format | Book |
Language | English |
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SAGE Publications
21.12.2007
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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. |
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ISBN: | 1412949173 9781412949170 |
DOI: | 10.4135/9781483329673 |