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Test better, teach better : the instructional role of assessment / W. James Popham.

By: Popham, W. James.
Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ©2003Description: x, 174 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0871206676 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Educational tests and measurements | Examinations | Effective teachingDDC classification: 371.262/P81 Other classification: COED Online resources: Table of contents
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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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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