Assessment of Student Achievement
6th Edition
Published on 6. December 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
230 pages
978-0-205-26858-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a practical guide for assessing the effectiveness of classroom instruction. The new title, Assessment of Student Achievement, Sixth Edition, reflects a greater emphasis on types of achievement assessments other than classroom testing. It stresses the importance of using both classroom tests and performance assessments for a comprehensive assessment of all intended learning outcomes. In addition, a chapter is devoted to each of the following topics: how to prepare and use classroom tests and performance assessments and how to assign grades and interpret standardized test scores to students and parents. The material is presented in a simple, direct, and understandable manner.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
387 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-26858-0 (9780205268580)
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Norman E. Gronlund
Assessment of Student Achievement
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7th Edition
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Gronlund
How to Make Achievement Tests
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02/1993
5th Edition
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Content
Each chapter concludes with "Summary of Points" and "Additional Reading."
1.Achievement Assessment and Instruction.
Relation Between Instruction and Assessment.
Assessment in the Instructional Process.
Other Ways Assessment Can Aid Learning.
2.Nature of Student Assessment.
Major Types of Assessment Methods.
Guidelines for Effective Student Assessment.
Validity and Reliability in Assessment Planning.
Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Assessment.
3.Planning the Achievement Test.
Identifying and Defining the Intended Learning Outcomes.
Preparing the Test Specifications.
Considerations in Constructing Relevant Test Items.
General Guidelines for Item Writing.
4.Writing Selection Items: Multiple-Choice.
Nature of Multiple-Choice Items.
Uses of Multiple-Choice Items.
Rules for Writing Multiple-Choice Items.
5.Writing Selection Items: True-False, Matching, and Interpretive Exercise.
True-False Items.
Matching Items.
The Interpretive Exercise.
6.Writing Supply Items: Short Answer and Essay.
Short-Answer Items.
Essay Questions.
7.Assembling, Administering, and Evaluating the Test.
Reviewing and Editing the Items.
Arranging the Items in the Test.
Preparing Directions.
Reproducing the Test.
Administering and Scoring the Test.
Analyzing the Effectiveness of Test Items.
Item Analysis of Criterion-Referenced Tests.
Using a Test Item File.
Computer Use in Testing.
8.Making Performance Assessments.
Need for Performance Assessment.
Specifying the Performance Outcomes.
Selecting the Focus of the Assessment.
Selecting an Appropriate Degree of Realism.
Selecting the Performance Situation.
Selecting the Method of Observing, Recording, and Scoring.
Portfolios.
Improving Performance Assessment.
9.Assigning Grades.
Selecting the Basis for Grading.
Combining Data for Grading.
Guidelines for Effective and Fair Grading.
10.Interpreting Standardized Achievement Test Scores.
Features of Standardized Achievement Test Scores.
Interpreting Norm-Referenced Scores.
Percentile Ranks.
Grade Equivalent Scores.
Standard Scores.
Criterion-Referenced Interpretation.
11.Validity and Reliability.
Validity.
Reliability.
Estimating the Reliability of Test Scores.
Estimating the Reliability of Performance Assessments.
Glossary.
Index.
1.Achievement Assessment and Instruction.
Relation Between Instruction and Assessment.
Assessment in the Instructional Process.
Other Ways Assessment Can Aid Learning.
2.Nature of Student Assessment.
Major Types of Assessment Methods.
Guidelines for Effective Student Assessment.
Validity and Reliability in Assessment Planning.
Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Assessment.
3.Planning the Achievement Test.
Identifying and Defining the Intended Learning Outcomes.
Preparing the Test Specifications.
Considerations in Constructing Relevant Test Items.
General Guidelines for Item Writing.
4.Writing Selection Items: Multiple-Choice.
Nature of Multiple-Choice Items.
Uses of Multiple-Choice Items.
Rules for Writing Multiple-Choice Items.
5.Writing Selection Items: True-False, Matching, and Interpretive Exercise.
True-False Items.
Matching Items.
The Interpretive Exercise.
6.Writing Supply Items: Short Answer and Essay.
Short-Answer Items.
Essay Questions.
7.Assembling, Administering, and Evaluating the Test.
Reviewing and Editing the Items.
Arranging the Items in the Test.
Preparing Directions.
Reproducing the Test.
Administering and Scoring the Test.
Analyzing the Effectiveness of Test Items.
Item Analysis of Criterion-Referenced Tests.
Using a Test Item File.
Computer Use in Testing.
8.Making Performance Assessments.
Need for Performance Assessment.
Specifying the Performance Outcomes.
Selecting the Focus of the Assessment.
Selecting an Appropriate Degree of Realism.
Selecting the Performance Situation.
Selecting the Method of Observing, Recording, and Scoring.
Portfolios.
Improving Performance Assessment.
9.Assigning Grades.
Selecting the Basis for Grading.
Combining Data for Grading.
Guidelines for Effective and Fair Grading.
10.Interpreting Standardized Achievement Test Scores.
Features of Standardized Achievement Test Scores.
Interpreting Norm-Referenced Scores.
Percentile Ranks.
Grade Equivalent Scores.
Standard Scores.
Criterion-Referenced Interpretation.
11.Validity and Reliability.
Validity.
Reliability.
Estimating the Reliability of Test Scores.
Estimating the Reliability of Performance Assessments.
Glossary.
Index.