Title: Educators' handbook on effective testing /
Authors: Friedman, Myles I., 1924-
Publisher: Institute for Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Education,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Educational tests and measurements Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Educational tests and measurements United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Abstract: User's guide--admission testing and decision making. College admission tests--Admission to the education profession: certification tests--Early childhood admission tests--Placement testing and decision-making.--Reading tests--Mathematics test--Spoken and written language tests--Achievement certification testing and decision-making.--Individual skill academic achievement tests--Referral testing and decision making. Observable manifestations and observational assessments.--Evidence-based criteria by area--Standards as criteria.
Contents: User's guide -- Admission testing and decision making. College admission tests -- Admission to the education professsion: certification tests -- Early childhood admission tests -- Placement testing and decision-making. Placement tests -- Instructional prescription testing and decision-making. Reading tests -- Mathematics tests -- Spoken and written language tests -- Achievement certification testing and decision-making. Multi-skill academic achievement tests -- Individual-skill academic achievement tests -- Referral testing and decision-making. Observable manifestations and observational assessments -- Informal testing procedures -- Formal testing procedures using published tests -- Criteria for evaluating educational practices. Evidence-based criteria by area -- Standards as criteria.