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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809644303321

Autore

Shermis Mark D. <1953->

Titolo

Classroom assessment in action / / Mark D. Shermis and Frrancis J. Di Vesta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011

ISBN

9781442208384

1442208384

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (868 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Di VestaFrancis J

Disciplina

371.27

371.271

Soggetti

Classroom management

Teacher-student relationships

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Acknowledgments; A Note to the Reader: Theory to Practice; Chapter 1; Orientation to Assessment; Chapter 2; Planning Assessments; Chapter 3; Observation: Bases of Assessment; Chapter 4; Formative Assessment: Using Assessment for Improving Instruction; Chapter 5; Performance Assessment; Chapter 6; Developing Objective Tests; Chapter 7; Developing Subjective Tests; Chapter 8; Selecting Standardized Tests; Chapter 9; Technology in Assessment; Chapter 10; Improving Tests; Chapter 11; Domain-Specific Assessment and Learning; Chapter 12; Grading; Chapter 13

Supplementary Assessments of Individual DifferencesChapter 14; High-Stakes Testing: Policy and Accountability; Chapter 15; Assessment and Best Practices; Chapter 16; Test Bias, Fairness, and Testing Accommodations; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Classroom Assessment in Action clarifies the multi-faceted roles of measurement and assessment and their applications in a classroom setting. Comprehensive in scope, Shermis and Di Vesta explain basic measurement concepts and show students how to interpret the results of standardized tests. From these basic concepts, the authors then provide clear and ordered discussions of how assessment and instruction is integrated into a functional process to enhance student



learning. Guidelines are set forth for constructing various common assess