Educational Testing
A Competence-Based Approach
Published on 8. May 2008
240 pages
978-1-4051-7222-6 (ISBN)
Description
Educational Testing provides support for thoseundertaking training in, and for training providers of, theCertificate of Competence in Educational Testing (CCET) (Level A).Developed by the British Psychological Society (BPS) the CCET aimsto meet a need for standards for the use of tests in education inthe UK, to encourage responsible test use by psychologists andnon-psychologists alike.
Written by the designers of the certificate and endorsed by theBPS's Steering Committee on Test Standards, EducationalTesting is the only book of its kind available:
* * Covers the 71 elements of the CCET in detail and acts as a'course text' for those in training
* Describes each core competence
* Provides model answers and examples
* Offers an indication of the range of ways in which the corecompetences may be assessed by the Assessor, based upon theexisting BPS Guidance for Assessors document
* Appendices offer guidance on BPS Standards, a glossary oftechnical terms, useful web-sites and on-line resources and TestPublishers Addresses.
Reviews / Votes
"James Boyle and Stephen Fisher have done an excellent job inproviding a single text for those seeking the BPS's Certificate ofCompetence in Educational Testing (Level A). In addition tocovering the knowledge requirements for the qualification, the bookalso reprints the full BPS information pack relating to thequalification (Appendix 1) and includes information about howcompetence is assessed (Appendix 2). These are very usefuladditions for those undergoing training as they provide them with aclear view of what they will be expected to know and do if they areto be regarded as competent and how that knowledge and skills willbe assessed . The book contains a number of other usefulappendices. In short, this provides not only an accessible andcomprehensive source text for the Certificate, but also a usefulreference set of materials. " Dave Bartram, Chair of the BPSSteering Committee on Test Standards. 'This is a very significant text in psychological andeducational testing. It provides a very clear guide to theCertificate of Competencies in Educational Testing (BritishPsychological Society, Level A). It will be invaluable to thoseseeking the Level A Certificate or those who just want to gain moreinsight into educational testing.' Katherine Fingleton, NationalAssociation of Principal Educational Psychologists "This comprehensive book provides excellent coverage of theknowledge underpinning competence in educational testing. It willbe a useful resource for professionals working in education who arelooking for a key reference to support the development of goodpractice in test administration, scoring and interpretation. Itsaccessible style and structure means that this book will be anindispensable manual for anyone undertaking the BritishPsychological Society's Certificate of Competence inEducational Testing." Dr Sandra Dunsmuir, University CollegeLondon "This book fills a major gap for those wishing easy access toinformation required by the BPS's CCET (Certificate of Competencein Educational Testing) Level A, or those simply wishing to updatetheir knowledge. The emphasis on qualitative and ethical issues (aswell as quantitative scores) are strong points. This book is athorough, valuable and accessible reference for all those involvedin educational testing." Irvine S. Gersch, University of EastLondon "Educational Testing: A Competence-Based Approachis clear and concise, offering just what those who use tests in educationalsettings need to understand ... Boyle and Fisher clearly took the time to plan well, and they included just what is necessaryto adequately understand, select, administer, and interpret testsfor use in educational settings. I highly recommend that all those who doso add this little volume to their collection of usefulreferences." PsycCRITIQUES, American PsychologicalAssociationMore details
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Persons
James Boyle is Reader in Educational Psychology at theUniversity of Strathclyde, and is chair of the group that puttogether the CCET.
Stephen Fisher is Senior Lecturer in OccupationalPsychology at the University of Strathclyde.
Content
Preface.
Part I: From Dualism to Common-sense Functionalism.
1. The Flight from Dualism.
The Issue Between Dualism and Materialism.
Supervenience.
Possible Worlds: An Introduction.
Annotated Reading.
2. Behaviourism and Beyond.
The Case for Behaviourism.
Methodological and Revisionary Behaviourism.
Problems for Behaviourism.
The Path to Functionalism via a Causal Theory.
The Causal Theory of Mind.
Annotated Reading.
3. Common-sense Functionalism.
Multiple Realizability.
Common-sense Functionalism Expounded.
Interconnections without Circularity.
Behaviour Characterized in Terms of Environmental Impact.
What Does Common Sense Say about the Mind?.
Annotated Reading.
Part II: Rivals and Objections.
4. Theory of Reference.
The Description Theory of Reference.
The Causal Theory.
The Necessary A Posteriori.
Annotated Reading.
5. Empirical Functionalisms.
Common-sense Functional Roles as a Reference-fixing Device.
Chauvinism and Empirical Functionalism.
Annotated Reading.
6. The Identity Theory.
The Identity Theory and Functionalism.
Some Early Objections to the Identity Theory.
Token-Token versus Type-Type Identity Theories.
Essentialism about Psychological States.
Annotated Reading.
7. Four Challenges to Functionalism.
The China Brain.
The Chinese Room.
Blockhead.
The Zombie Objection.
Annotated Reading.
8. Phenomenal Qualities and Consciousness.
The Question of Qualia.
Consciousness.
Representationalism and Perceptual Experience.
Annotated Reading.
9. Instrumentalism and Interpretationism.
Instrumentalism.
Interpretationism.
Annotated Reading.
Part III: About Content.
10. The Language of Thought.
The Language of Thought Hypothesis.
The Map Alternative.
Annotated Reading.
11. Content.
What is the Problem of Content?.
The Map Theory.
The Internal Sentence Theory.
Problems for the Map-system Theory.
Problems and Questions for the Internal Sentence Theory.
Annotated Reading.
12. Connectionism.
Connectionism and the Map-system Theory.
Annotated Reading.
13. Broad and Narrow Content.
Narrow Content.
Broad Content.
Deflationism about Broad Content versus Scepticism about NarrowContent.
Annotated Reading.
Part IV: Explaining Behaviour: Eliminativism andRealism.
14. Eliminative Materialism.
The Case for Eliminativism.
The Functionalist Reply to Eliminativism.
Natural Kinds and Scientific Reductions.
Annotated Reading.
15. Psychological Explanation and Common-senseFunctionalism.
Three Questions for Common-sense Functionalism.
Annotated Reading.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index
