Applied Educational Assessment

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ISBN: 9780534508432 | 053450843X
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/1/1997

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Applied Educational Assessment is the first testing and measurement text to fully integrate modern assessment techniques into more traditional testing methods. This book offers complete coverage of alternative assessment methods, such as portfolio, authentic, and real-life assessment in addition to standard assessment methods.

Preface

PART I Overview of Concepts and Issues in Educational Assessment

(88)

Chapter 1 A Perspective on Educational Assessment

(22)

Educational Assessment: A Context for Educational Measurement and Evaluation

(4)

The Nature and Place of Measurement in Assessment

(2)

Characteristics of Modern Educational Assessment

(2)

Applications of Educational Assessment Data

(4)

Two Approaches to Assessment: Criterion-Referenced and Norm-Referenced

(3)

Outline of the Assessment Task Development Process

(2)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

(3)

Chapter 2 Assessment and the Concerns of Individuals, Society, & Professionals

(24)

Trends in Student Assessment

(3)

Assessment: Questions and Answers

(3)

Ethics and Assessment

(3)

Assessment Standards and Professional Monitoring

(8)

Concerns About External Assessment Programs

(3)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

(3)

Chapter 3 The Teaching-Learning Process, Diversity, and Assessment

(20)

Teaching and Learning

(1)

Diversity and the Teaching-Learning Process

(5)

A Model for Instructional Development

(5)

Measurements-Driven Instructions: Pros and Cons

(3)

Teaching Practices: Assessment Practices

(1)

Teaching and Assessment: Some Pitfalls

(2)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

(3)

Chapter 4 Assessment and Cultural Diversity

(21)

Avoiding Culturally Assaultive Classrooms

(1)

Assessing the Extent of Diversity in the Classroom

(1)

Pluralistic Assessment and Multicultural Validity

(7)

Potential Sources of Bias in Assessment

(1)

Legal Challenges to Assessment Practices

(3)

Detecting and Controlling Measurement Bias

(2)

Multicultural Assessment Standards

(3)

Content Review Statements / Speculation / Suggested Readings

(3)

PART II Planning Assessments

(64)

Chapter 5 Specifying Educational and Assessment Outcomes

(32)

Types of Outcomes

(1)

General and Specific Outcomes

(7)

The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

100

(3)

Specifying Cognitive Outcomes

103

(4)

Considerations of Affective Outcomes

107

(10)

Instructional versus Assessment Objectives

117

(1)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

117

(5)

Chapter 6 Planning for the Development, Administration, and Scoring of the Assessment

122

(31)

Components of an Assessment Blueprint

123

(5)

Constructing a Table of Specifications

128

(2)

General Criteria for Evaluating Assessment Instruments

130

(3)

Administrative Considerations

133

(5)

Scoring Considerations

138

(2)

Test-Wiseness, Coaching, and Test Anxiety

140

(4)

Computer Applications in Test Development and Administration

144

(5)

Content Review statements / Speculation / Suggested Readings

149

(4)

PART III Constructing Assessments

153

(142)

Chapter 7 The Development of Traditional Assessment Tasks

154

(44)

Preliminary Considerations

158

(1)

General Guidelines for Question Writing

159

(1)

Writing Supply and Completion Questions

160

(5)

Writing True-False Questions

165

(4)

Writing Multiple-Choice Questions

169

(9)

Illustrative Multiple-Choice Questions for Cognitive Domain of the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

178

(2)

Using Multiple-Choice Questions to Measure Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

180

(5)

Writing Matching Exercises

185

(3)

Creating Assessment for Elementary and Middle-School Students

188

(5)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

193

(5)

Chapter 8 Performance and Product Assessment

198

(42)

Developing Performance Assesments

199

(3)

Developing Scoring Rubrics

202

(3)

Portfolio Assessment

205

(5)

An Illustrative Science Performance Assessment

210

(6)

Using Observations to Gather Performance Data

216

(3)

Using Rating Scales to Record Performance Data

219

(6)

Illustrative Process Assessments

225

(5)

Assessing Products

230

(2)

Oral Exams

232

(4)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

236

(4)

Chapter 9 Writing Assessment

240

(28)

General Types of Essay Questions

241

(4)

Special Problem Areas

245

(4)

Models for Scoring Essay Questions

249

(5)

Large-Scale Assessment of Writing Performance

254

(10)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

264

(4)

Chapter 10 Assessing Affective Outcomes

268

(27)

Suggested Uses of Affective Assessments

269

(5)

Approaches to the Assessment of Affective Outcomes

274

(2)

Writing Questions for Self-Report Affective Measures

276

(1)

Corey's Simplified Scale Construction Technique

277

(1)

The Summated Ratings Method (Likert Scales)

278

(2)

Free-Response and Opinionnaire Methods

280

(3)

Affective Measurement and the Diagnosis of Learning Difficulties

283

(6)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

289

(6)

PART IV Summarizing Data and Assessment Task Refinement

295

(82)

Chapter 11 Describing Measurement Data

296

(26)

Tabulating Data and Frequency Distributions

298

(2)

Relative Position--Percentile Ranks

300

(2)

The Total Distribution--Percentiles

302

(1)

Average or Typical Performance

303

(1)

The Variability of Performances

304

(3)

Relative Position-Standard Scores

307

(4)

Describing Relationships

311

(7)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

318

(4)

Chapter 12 Analyzing Data to Improve Assessment Instruments

322

(18)

Preparing Data for Analysis

324

(2)

Using Information About Difficully and Discrimination

326

(6)

Limitations of Question Analysis

332

(1)

Selecting Questions for Performance Assessments

333

(1)

Developing a Question File

334

(1)

Computer/School-Based Questions and Exam Analysis

335

(2)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

337

(3)

Chapter 13 Defining and Assessing Validity and Reliability

340

(37)

The Concepts of Errors in Assessment

341

(2)

Defining Validity

343

(1)

Types and Methods of Assessing Validity

344

(8)

Common-Sense Approaches to Establishing Classroom Achievement Test Validity

352

(1)

Defining and Assessing Reliability

353

(10)

Factors Influencing the Interpretation of Validity and Reliability

363

(5)

Reliability of Criterion-Referenced Mastery Tests

368

(2)

Basic Validity and Reliability Knowledges and Skills Needed by Classroom Teachers

370

(1)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

371

(6)

Part V Applications of Assessment Data

377

(92)

Chapter 14 Standardized Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Measures

378

(32)

Classification of Standardized Tests

379

(3)

Applications of Standardized Achievement Tests

382

(1)

Types of Standardized Achievement Tests

383

(8)

Early Childhood and Readiness Testing

391

(1)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress

392

(5)

Establishing a Schoolwide Assessment System

397

(3)

Locating Information About Tests

400

(4)

Selecting an Achievement Test

404

(3)

Content Review Statements / Speculation / Suggested Readings

407

(3)

Chapter 15 Interpreting the Meaning of Standardized Norm-Referenced Test Scores

410

(24)

Methods of Expressing Test Scores

411

(2)

Kinds of Norms

413

(8)

Criteria for Published Norms and Manuals

421

(2)

Teacher Responsibilities

423

(1)

Interpreting and Reporting Test Results to the Public

424

(2)

Standard Setting for High-Stakes Tests

426

(2)

The Wall Chart

428

(1)

The Lake Wobegon Effect

429

(2)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

431

(3)

Chapter 16 Reporting Student Progress

434

(35)

On the Philosophy of Marking

435

(1)

Purposes of Marking and Reporting

436

(2)

Recent Developments and Issues in Marking and Reporting Procedures

438

(6)

Recommendations for Marking Practices

444

(1)

Decision Points in Establishing Marking Systems

445

(4)

Combining and Weighting Data

449

(4)

Three Marking Models: A Don't, a Maybe, and a Do

453

(5)

Dishonest Ways of Marking

458

(1)

Reporting Student Test Scores

459

(5)

Parent Conferences

464

(1)

Content Review Statements / Speculations / Suggested Readings

465

(4)

APPENDIX A: Normal Deviates (z) Corresponding to Proportions (p) and Products (pq) of a Dichotomized Unit Normal Distribution

469

(2)

APPENDIX B: Relationships Among T Scores, z scores, and Percentile Ranks When Raw Scores Are Normally Distributed

471

(2)

Glossary

473

(20)

References

493

(14)

Name and Title Index

507

(4)

Subject Index

511

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Applied Educational Assessment

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