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Record Nr.

UNINA9910481004703321

Autore

Mertler Craig A

Titolo

Interpreting standardized test scores [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for data-driven instructional decision making / / Craig A. Mertler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2007

ISBN

1-4522-7896-2

1-322-30703-2

1-4522-3231-8

1-4522-6690-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

371.26

371.262

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States - Interpretation

Examinations - United States - Interpretation

Teaching - Decision making

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; SECTION I: Overview of Standardized Testing; Module 1: WHAT IS"STANDARDIZED" TESTING?; Module 2: THE IMPORTANCE OF STANDARDIZED TESTING; Module 3: STANDARDIZED TEST ADMINISTRATION AND PREPARATION; SECTION II: Standardized Test Scores and Their Interpretations; Module 4: TEST REPORTS; Module 5: CRITERION-REFERENCED TEST SCORES AND THEIR INTERPRETATIONS; Module 6: NORM-REFERENCED TEST SCORES AND THEIR INTERPRETATIONS; SECTION III: Using Standardized Test Scores in Instructional Decision Making; Module 7: GROUP-LEVEL DECISION MAKING

Module 8: STUDENT-LEVEL DECISION MAKINGModule 9: VALUE-ADDED ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION; SECTION IV: Case Studies; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

The basic purpose of this book is to provide teachers and administrators with a manual, of sorts, designed to help them understand the nature of standardised tests and, in particular the



scores that result from them.