Education: examinations and assessment

Scaling Methods is written for professionals in the behavioral sciences who analyze data that results from subjective responses.

Scaling Methods is written for professionals in the behavioral sciences who analyze data that results from subjective responses.

This book provides an alternative method for measuring individual differences in psychological, educational, and other behavioral sciences studies.

This book provides an alternative method for measuring individual differences in psychological, educational, and other behavioral sciences studies.

Intelligence, Instruction, and Assessment shows how modern theories of intelligence can be directly applied by educators to the teaching of subject matter, regardless of the age of the students or the content being taught.

Intelligence, Instruction, and Assessment shows how modern theories of intelligence can be directly applied by educators to the teaching of subject matter, regardless of the age of the students or the content being taught.

This book develops an intuitive understanding of IRT principles through the use of graphical displays and analogies to familiar psychological principles.

This book develops an intuitive understanding of IRT principles through the use of graphical displays and analogies to familiar psychological principles.

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at the problem of cheating on assessments (tests) across all levels of the American educational system.

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at the problem of cheating on assessments (tests) across all levels of the American educational system.

This volume brings together leading researchers in a major new effort to bridge the historical gap between the domains of ability and personality.

This volume brings together leading researchers in a major new effort to bridge the historical gap between the domains of ability and personality.

The affective realm is a critical, but often forgotten, aspect of schooling.

The affective realm is a critical, but often forgotten, aspect of schooling.

The past decade has seen more and more clinicians involved in the assessment and treatment of abused and traumatized children.

The past decade has seen more and more clinicians involved in the assessment and treatment of abused and traumatized children.

Adapting Educational and Psychological Tests for Cross-Cultural Assessment critically examines and advances new methods and practices for adapting tests for cross-cultural assessment and research.

Adapting Educational and Psychological Tests for Cross-Cultural Assessment critically examines and advances new methods and practices for adapting tests for cross-cultural assessment and research.

This book introduces the reader to the main quantitative concepts, methods, and computational techniques needed for the development, evaluation, and application of tests in the behavioral/social sciences, including educational tests.

This book introduces the reader to the main quantitative concepts, methods, and computational techniques needed for the development, evaluation, and application of tests in the behavioral/social sciences, including educational tests.

This casebook is intended to support professionals who are working in a variety of contexts to use classroom-based assessment more effectively to support teacher learning and teaching change, and to enhance the opportunities for all students to develop mathematical power.

This casebook is intended to support professionals who are working in a variety of contexts to use classroom-based assessment more effectively to support teacher learning and teaching change, and to enhance the opportunities for all students to develop mathematical power.

This text integrates the theory and practice of learner-based assessment.

This text integrates the theory and practice of learner-based assessment.

This volume presents the most comprehensive, balanced, and up-to-date coverage of theory and research on cognitive, thinking, and learning styles, in a way that: * represents diverse theoretical perspectives; * includes solid empirical evidence testing the validity of these perspectives; and * shows the application of these perspectives to school situations, as well as situations involving other kinds of organizations.

This volume presents the most comprehensive, balanced, and up-to-date coverage of theory and research on cognitive, thinking, and learning styles, in a way that: * represents diverse theoretical perspectives; * includes solid empirical evidence testing the validity of these perspectives; and * shows the application of these perspectives to school situations, as well as situations involving other kinds of organizations.

Since the mid-80s several laboratories around the world have been developing techniques for the operational use of tests derived from item-generation.

Since the mid-80s several laboratories around the world have been developing techniques for the operational use of tests derived from item-generation.

This celebrated primer presents an introduction to all of the key ingredients in understanding computerized adaptive testing technology, test development, statistics, and mental test theory.

This celebrated primer presents an introduction to all of the key ingredients in understanding computerized adaptive testing technology, test development, statistics, and mental test theory.

This book describes all of the important factors that cause some students to have low reading achievement and others to have high reading achievement.

This book describes all of the important factors that cause some students to have low reading achievement and others to have high reading achievement.

The unique perspective of Richard E.

The unique perspective of Richard E.

This book is based on the belief that decision making is perhaps the most critical of all teaching skills and that good assessments lie at the core of good decision making.

This book is based on the belief that decision making is perhaps the most critical of all teaching skills and that good assessments lie at the core of good decision making.

In recent years, reported racial disparities in IQ scores have been the subject of raging debates in the behavioral and social sciences and education.

In recent years, reported racial disparities in IQ scores have been the subject of raging debates in the behavioral and social sciences and education.

Although computer-based tests (CBT) have been administered for many years, improvements in the speed and power of computers coupled with reductions in their cost have made large-scale computer delivery of tests increasingly feasible.

Although computer-based tests (CBT) have been administered for many years, improvements in the speed and power of computers coupled with reductions in their cost have made large-scale computer delivery of tests increasingly feasible.

The need for a comprehensive volume that reviews both the processes and issues involved in developing, administering, and validating large-scale assessment programs has never been greater.

The need for a comprehensive volume that reviews both the processes and issues involved in developing, administering, and validating large-scale assessment programs has never been greater.

This new volume is the first to focus entirely on automated essay scoring and evaluation.

This new volume is the first to focus entirely on automated essay scoring and evaluation.

This edited volume presents a balanced approach to the ongoing debate of just how general the "e;general factor"e; of intelligence is.

This edited volume presents a balanced approach to the ongoing debate of just how general the "e;general factor"e; of intelligence is.

Contributors to the volume represent an international "e;who's who"e; of research scientists from the fields of psychology and measurement.

Contributors to the volume represent an international "e;who's who"e; of research scientists from the fields of psychology and measurement.

To hear politicians talk, one would think the entire purpose of school is to assess children rather than educate them.

To hear politicians talk, one would think the entire purpose of school is to assess children rather than educate them.