Educational Testing and Measurement - Hardcover

Kubiszyn, Tom; Borich, Gary D.

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9780471364962: Educational Testing and Measurement

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ISBN 10: 0471364967 ISBN 13: 9780471364962

Publisher: Wiley, 1999

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In a jargon-free, conversational style, this bestseller emphasizes teaching strategies that prepare students to deal with the practical problems of testing and measuring classroom behavior and performance. It reflects real-life teaching tasks and features extensive treatment of projective tests, as well as specific chapters on nonbiased assessment, and computer-assisted instruction.

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Presenting abstract and sometimes difficult concepts and procedures in an accurate but accessible manner, Educational Testing and Measurement, Sixth Edition, includes recent and important developments in educational measurement and assessment. Important New Features of the Sixth Edition

New! Chapter on portfolio assessment, complementing the existing chapter on performance assessment.
New! Sidebars, along with suggestions embedded throughout the text, inform readers about the ways that PCs make educational assessment and measurement more effective and efficient.
New! References to contemporary measurement trends have been tied to day-to-day decision making for the classroom teacher.
Updated! Sections on diversity have been added to various chapters to illustrate the importance of careful consideration of language, culture, and ethnic diversity in classroom assessment practice.
Updated! Several chapters introduce the impact of IDEA-97 on general education teachers.

About the Author:

Thomas Kubiszyn is currently Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Houston. He received his M.A and Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin, and he received his B.A. at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Gary Borich is currently Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. His research areas include applied data analysis, program evaluation, and teaching effectiveness.

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