Nitko, Anthony J. creator Brookhart, Susan M. text bibliography nju Upper Saddle River, N.J Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall c2007 2007 5th ed. monographic eng

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xviii, 548 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. The bases for assessment in the classroom -- Classroom decision making and using assessment -- Describing the goals and learning targets of instruction -- Validity of assessment results -- Reliability of assessment results -- Professional responsibilities, ethical behavior, and legal requirements in educational assessments -- Crafting and using classroom assessments -- Planning for integrating assessment and instruction -- Completion, short-answer, and true-false items -- Multiple-choice and matching exercises -- Essay assessment tasks -- Higher-order thinking, problem solving, and critical thinking -- Performance, portfolio, and authentic assessments : an overview -- How to craft performance tasks, projects, portfolios, rating scales, and scoring rubrics -- Formative evaluation using informal diagnostic assessments -- Preparing your students to be assessed and using students' results to improve your assessments -- Evaluating and grading student progress -- Interpreting and using standardized tests -- Standardized achievement tests -- Interpreting norm-referenced scores -- Finding and evaluating published assessments -- Scholastic aptitude, career interests, attitudes, and personality tests. Anthony J. Nitko, Susan M. Brookhart. Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-536) and indexes. Educational tests and measurements LB3051 .N57 2007 371.26 0131719254 9780131719255 2005034089 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005034089.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005034089.html DLC 051118 20260116092436.0 14173109