Educational testing [[electronic resource] ] : a competence-based approach ; text for the British Psychological Society's certificate of competence in educational testing (Level A) / / James Boyle & Stephen Fisher

• Record Nr.: UNISA996213070403316
• Autore: Boyle Jim
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Blackwell, 2007
• ISBN: 1-280-74887-7; 9786610748877; 0-470-76451-1; 0-470-77409-6; 1-4051-7222-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FisherSteve
• Disciplina: 371.26
• Soggetti: Education; Educational tests and measurements
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Unit 1: Defining the Assessment Needs; Unit 2: The Basic Principles of Scaling and Standardization; Unit 3: The Importance of Reliability and Validity; Unit 4: Deciding when Psychological Tests Should or Should Not be Used as Part of an Assessment Process; Unit 5: Administering Tests to One or More Students/Pupils/ Learners and Dealing with Scoring Procedures; Unit 6: Making Appropriate Use of Test Results and Providing Accurate Written and Oral Feedback to Clients and Candidates; Unit 7: Maintaining Security and Confidentiality; Unit 8: Putting it all TogetherReferences; Appendix 1: General Information Pack: Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (Level A); Appendix 2: Guidance for Assessors: Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (Level A); Appendix 3: The British Psychological Society Psychological Testing Centre; Appendix 4: Websites of Educational Test Publishers in the UK; Appendix 5: Examples of Educational Tests Available in the UK; Appendix 6: ; Answers to Multiple Choice Items; Appendix 7: Some Useful Websites; Appendix 8: Extracts from the International Testing Commission Guidelines on Test UseAppendix 9: Test Evaluation Proforma; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Educational Testing provides support for those undertaking training in, and for training providers of, the Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (CCET) (Level A). Developed by the British Psychological Society (BPS) the CCET aims to meet a need for standards for the use of tests in education in the UK, to encourage responsible test use by psychologists and non-psychologists alike. Written by the designers of the certificate and endorsed by the BPS's Steering Committee on Test Standards, Educational Testing is the only book of its kind available:<br