Testing Measurement category: 779 books
by Paul E Newton, Stuart D Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
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Validity is the hallmark of quality for educational and psychological measurement. But what does quality mean in this context? And to what, exactly, does the concept of validity apply? These apparently innocuous...
Psychological Machinery
Experimental Devices in Early Psychological Laboratories
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
The book covers the topic of experimental instrumentation at the turn of the 20th century. The authors introduce the role of instruments in the process of establishing psychology as a science. They concentrate on identifying historical devices and problems with rediscovering their functionality. The...
Measuring Up
Advances in How We Assess Reading Ability
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
In recent decades, the science of reading acquisition has been advancing through interdisciplinary research in cognitive, psycholinguistic, developmental, genetic, neuroscience, cross-language, and experimental comparison studies of effective instruction. Some of the science of reading has emerged...
Rethinking Value-Added Models in Education
Critical Perspectives on Tests and Assessment-Based Accountability
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Since passage of the of No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, academic researchers, econometricians, and statisticians have been exploring various analytical methods of documenting students‘ academic progress over time. Known as value-added models (VAMs), these methods are meant to measure the value...
Psychometrics
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
Using a meaning-based approach that emphasizes the “why” over the “how to,” Psychometrics: An Introduction provides thorough coverage of fundamental issues in psychological measurement. Author R. Michael Furr discusses traditional psychometric perspectives and issues including reliability,...
Advances in Computerized Scoring of Complex Item Formats
A Special Issue of Applied Measurement in Education
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
This special issue was motivated by the move from research to operations for computerized delivery and scoring of complex constructed response items. The four papers presented provide an overview of the state of the art for such applications. The issue begins by describing the range of computer delivered...
Assessing and Measuring Statistics Cognition in Higher Education Online Environments
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
The ability to effective learn, process, and retain new information is critical to the success of any student. Since mathematics are becoming increasingly more important in our educational systems, it is imperative that we devise an efficient system to measure these types of information recall. Assessing...
Quantitative Psychology
The 81st Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Asheville, North Carolina, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
This proceedings volume compiles and expands on selected and peer reviewed presentations given at the 81st Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS), organized by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and held in Asheville, North Carolina, July 11th to 17th, 2016*.*
IMPS is...
by Wayne Adams, Cecil R. Reynolds
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL-2 Assessment introduces professionals to these two widely used memory measurement batteries, both of which measure memory and are used to supplement evaluations of ADHD and reading problems in youngsters, as well as a number of other disorders across the age span. Written...
Improving Large-Scale Assessment in Education
Theory, Issues, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Large-scale assessments (LSAs) play a growing role in education policy decisions, accountability, and education planning worldwide. This book focuses on central issues that are key components of successful planning, development and implementation of LSAs. The book’s main distinction is its focus...
Vocabulary Assessment to Support Instruction
Building Rich Word-Learning Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
Vocabulary development is essential for learning, but conventional vocabulary assessments lack the range and flexibility to support K–12 classroom teachers in making instructional decisions. Drawing on linguistics, educational psychology, and educational measurement, this book offers a fresh perspective...
Vertically Moderated Standard Setting
A Special Issue of applied Measurement in Education
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Peggy O'Neill, Cindy Moore, Brian Huot
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
While most English professionals feel comfortable with language and literacy theories, assessment theories seem more alien. English professionals often don’t have a clear understanding of the key concepts in educational measurement, such as validity and reliability, nor do they understand the statistical...
Setting Consensus Goals for Academic Achievement
A Special Issue of applied Measurement in Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2014
This special issue is based on a workshop which began with a description and examination of the current National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) standard-setting model, then looked to standard-setting applications outside of education. These applications included those that focus on human...