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Test better, teach better [electronic resource] : the instructional role of assessment / W. James Popham.

By: Popham, W. James.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2003Description: x, 185 p. : ill.Subject(s): Educational tests and measurements | Examinations | Effective teachingGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 371.26/2 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The links between testing and teaching -- How tests can clarify the curriculum -- Too many testing targets -- Validity, reliability, and bias -- An introduction to test-building -- Selected-response items -- Constructed-response items -- The value of affective assessment -- Uses and misuses of standardized achievement tests -- Instructionally supportive standards-based tests -- Collecting credible classroom evidence of instructional impact -- Epilogue, Cora in her classroom : an illustration of instructionally focused testing.
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371.26/2 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The links between testing and teaching -- How tests can clarify the curriculum -- Too many testing targets -- Validity, reliability, and bias -- An introduction to test-building -- Selected-response items -- Constructed-response items -- The value of affective assessment -- Uses and misuses of standardized achievement tests -- Instructionally supportive standards-based tests -- Collecting credible classroom evidence of instructional impact -- Epilogue, Cora in her classroom : an illustration of instructionally focused testing.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.