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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808083903321

Autore

Wilson Leslie Walker <1952-, >

Titolo

What every teacher needs to know about assessment / / Leslie Walker Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-85414-7

1-317-92381-2

1-317-92380-4

1-283-52491-0

9786613837363

1-61442-173-0

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Disciplina

371.26/0973

371.260973

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States

Students - Rating of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2005 by Eye On Education.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Author; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; References; 1. Why Do You Need to Know About Assessment?; The Case for We Can; Be the Best You Can Be; Assessment; Teaching versus Learning; The Evolution of Change; Summary; The Case for We Must-No Child Left Behind; What No Child Left Behind Means to the Teacher; Living with Accountability; The Benefit of Assessment-Literate Teachers; A Call to Action; Exploring Attitudes toward Tests; Teaching to the Test; Quiz; It Is All about Classroom Assessment; Summary; References

2. What You Must Know about the Assessments You AdministerKnow Your Standardized Tests; Purpose; Content; Putting It into Practice; Scenario One-Fairview; Item Format; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Two-Marlyn; Pitfalls to Avoid; Common Pitfalls in Selected-Response Testing; Using Scratch Paper; Pacing; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Three-Tanya; Calculator Availability; Constructed Response Pitfalls; Difficulty; Types of Scores; Raw Score; Percent Correct Score; Scale



Score; Norm Group; Percentile Rank; Stanine; Grade Equivalent; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Four-Bruce

Cut ScoreA Word of Caution; NCME Code; Summary; References; 3. Essential Measurement Concepts; Measurement Error; Reliability; Digging Deeper...; Some Factors Affecting Reliability; Test Length; Digging Deeper...; Group Composition; Local Independence; Interrater Reliability; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Five-Berkley High; Standard Error of Measurement; Validity; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Six-Yuri; Types of Validity; Content Validity; Digging Deeper...; Construct Validity; Criterion Validity; Consequential Validity; Correlations; Limitations of Assessment Data

Means and Standard DeviationsMedian; Test Length; Age of Students; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Seven-Ian; Test Bias and Item Bias; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Eight-A Trip to the Art Museum; Item and Test Difficulty; Digging Deeper...; Item Response Theory; Why Are These Concepts So Important?; Digging Deeper...; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Nine-Andrew; Summary; References; 4. Preparing Your Students to Show What They Know; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Ten-Joyce; Test-Taking Skills; Tips for Preparing Students to Show What They Know; Summary List of Tips for Teachers

The Classroom AssessmentStandards of Assessment Quality; Developing Your Own Assessments; Selecting Formats; Sampling Appropriately; Avoiding Bias; Administration Issues; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Eleven-Kim; Scenario Twelve-Susan; Scoring Basics; An Introduction to Using Assessment Data; Item Analysis; Putting It into Practice; Scenario Thirteen-Sixth Grade Social Studies; Providing Useful Feedback; Summary; References; 5. Threats to Validity; Identifying Threats to Validity; Scenario One-Bill; Scenario Two-Don; Scenario Three-Betty; Scenario Four-Vincent; Scenario Five-Margie

Scenario Six-The State Accountability Test

Sommario/riassunto

This is the second edition of a highly successful book, previously titled Better Instruction Through Assessment: What Your Students Are Trying to Tell You. The revision was undertaken to respond to the No Child Left Behind legislation, which has changed the way we must look at students' achievement data. This book shows you how to get the most out of your state's high stakes standardized tests, use test results to make the right decisions about how to teach the students in your class, avoid becoming a victim of accountability systems, infuse "test savvy" into everyday instruction. It covers a