Educational assessment of students

Brief ContentsPart IThe Bases for Assessment1 Classroom Decision Making and Using Assessment                                                        2 Describing the Goals and Learning Targets of Instruction                                                 3 Validity of Assessment Results                                                                                           4 Reliability of Assessment Results                                                                                        5Professional Responsibilities, Ethical Behavior, and Legal Requirements in Educational Assessments                                                                                                                                                 Part IICrafting and Using Classroom Assessments6 Planning for Integrating Assessment and Instruction                                                         7 Diagnostic and Formative Assessments                                                                               8 Completion, Short-Answer, and True-False Items                                                               9 Multiple-Choice and Matching Exercises                                                                            10 Essay Assessment Tasks                                                                                                      11 Higher-Order Thinking, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking                                        12 Performance and Portfolio Assessments                                                                              13 Preparing Your Students to Be Assessed and Using Students’ Results to Improve Your Assessments  14 Evaluating and Grading Student Progress                                                                            Part IIIInterpreting and Using Standardized Tests15 Standardized Achievement Tests                                                                                          16        Interpreting Norm-Referenced Scores                                                                                 17       Finding and Evaluating Published Assessments                                                                 18        Scholastic Aptitude, Career Interests, Attitudes, and Personality Tests                          Appendixes                                                                                                                                  Glossary                                                                                                                                         References                                                                                                                                 Name IndexSubject Index