Educational Testing and Measurement, Seventh Edition

The Seventh Edition of Educational Testing and Measurement retains the jargon-free, reader-friendly, conversational found in earlier editions, and includes:

• Updated information on the rapidly changing, and increasingly important field of educational testing.
• Key measurement information about the construction of teacher-made tests and other classroom measurement procedures.
• Guidelines for the administration and interpretation of standardized tests.
• Provides descriptive statistics and basic psychometric theory.
• Recent developments in the personal computer arena that affect classroom measurement.
• Provides a math skills review designed to help teachers brush up on the math necessary to interpret test results.
• Offers real life scenarios and dialogues of teachers dealing with parents, other teachers, administrators, counselors, and students.

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.