Educational Assessment of Students, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (March 5, 2018) © 2019

  • Susan M. Brookhart Duquesne University
  • Anthony J. Nitko Professor Emeritus, Univeristy of Pittsburgh
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A core text for a first course in classroom assessment and educational testing.
Help pre- and in-service teachers learn to improve their ability to facilitate student learning through better assessment

Educational Assessment of Students offers information about the basics of educational measurement and step-by-step instructions on how to use and construct formative and summative assessments for classroom teaching. The text provides complete coverage of educational assessment, including developing plans that integrate teaching and assessment; using formative assessment strategies and providing effective feedback to students; crafting objective, performance, and portfolio assessments; evaluating students and discussing evaluations with parents; and interpreting state-mandated tests and standardised achievement tests.

  • Part I: The Bases for Assessment 
  • 1. Classroom Decision Making and Using Assessment
  • 2. Describing the Goals of Instruction
  • 3. Validity of Assessment Results
  • 4. Reliability of Assessment Results
  • 5. Professional Responsibilities, Ethical Behavior, and Legal Requirements in Educational Assessments
  • Part II: Crafting and Using Classroom Assessments
  • 6. Planning for Integrating Assessment  and Instruction
  • 7. Diagnostic and Formative  Assessments
  • 8. Providing Formative Feedback
  • 9. Fill-in-the-Blank and True-False  Items
  • 10. Multiple-Choice and Matching Exercises
  • 11. Higher-Order Thinking, Problem Solving,  and Critical Thinking
  • 12. Essay Assessment Tasks
  • 13. Performance and Portfolio  Assessments
  • 14. Preparing Your Students to Be Assessed  and Using Students’ Results to Improve  Your Assessments
  • 15. Evaluating and Grading Student Achievement
  • Part III: Interpreting and Using Standardized Tests 
  • 16. Standardized Achievement Tests
  • 17. Interpreting Norm-Referenced Scores
  • 18. Finding and Evaluating Published Assessments
  • 19. Scholastic Aptitude, Career Interests, Attitudes, and Personality Tests

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