Measurement and Assessment in Teaching
By: M. David Miller, Robert L. Linn, Norman E. Gronlund.
Contributors: Linn, Robert L.; Gronlund, Norman Edward, 1920-; Linn, Robert L.
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Merrill/Pearson
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 551
ISBN-13: 9780132408936; 9780131726712
Subjects: Educational tests and measurements
Notes: Prev. ed. entered under: Linn, Robert L.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 : The measurement and assessment process.; title: 1. Educational testing and assessment: context, issues, and trends; title: 2. The role of measurement and assessment in teaching; title: 3. Instructional goals and objectives: foundation for assessment; title: 4. Validity; title: 5. Reliability and other desired characteristics; title: Part 2 : Classroom tests and assessments.; title: 6. Planning classroom tests and assessments; title: 7. Constructing objective test items: simple forms; title: 8. Constructing objective test items: multiple choice forms; title: 9. Measuring complex achievement: the interpretive exercise; title: 10. Measuring complex achievement: essay questions; title: 11. Measuring complex achievement: performance-based assessments; title: 12. Portfolios; title: 13. Assessment procedures: observational techniques, peer appraisal, and self-report; title: 14. Assembling, administering, and appraising classroom tests and assessments; title: 15. Grading and reporting; title: Part 3 : Selecting and using published tests.; title: 16. Achievement tests; title: 17. Aptitude tests; title: 18. Test selection, administration, and use; title: 19. Interpreting test scores and norms; title: Appendixes.; title: Elementary statistics; title: Professional journals for locating measurement and assessment articles; title: Content standards; title: Standards for teacher competence in educational assessment of students; title: Test publishers; title: Selected published tests; title: Taxonomy of educational objectives; title: Relating assessment procedures to instructional objectives