Developing and Using Classroom Assessments, Pearson New International Edition, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (November 1, 2013) © 2014

  • Albert Oosterhof Florida State University
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Title overview

  • Chapter, “Integrating Assessment into Instruction,”–Shows how assessments can actually help students learn more effectively, rather than simply serving as the basis for students' punishments and rewards.
    • Teaches students how to integrate assessments into the learning process showing that assessments do more than just mark the end of instruction.
  • Illustrations–Many of the book's illustrations, including items from written tests and performance assessments, have been updated using examples provided by successful teachers. Examples used in the book are realistic and pragmatic.
  • Companion Website www.prenhall.com/oosterhof–Includes self-assessment modules on special topics, examples of classroom assessments from teachers, and links to assessment resources on the Internet.
  • Valuepack option with a new Simulations in Assessment CD-ROM–This free supplement includes two parts: 1) an interactive balance beam simulation that guides users through the process of forming mental models and 2) assessing three different student artifacts from a Kindergartner, Fourth Grader, and Seventh Grader.
    • Gives students practical, “hands on” practice doing assessment.
  • Numerous “Apply What You Are Learning” queries embedded throughout the text–Readers immediately apply recently learned concepts to real situations; subsequent material often builds on these queries.
    • Engages students and helps with understanding the more difficult and abstract concepts.
  • Separate chapter on portfolios–Includes illustrations showing how to design a portfolio.
  • Goes beyond basic measurement concepts–Discusses the implications of research in cognitive psychology for the development and use of classroom assessments.
    • Shows how classroom assessments can facilitate transfer of learning and development of problem solving skills.
  • Something to Try sections–Provide class-tested activities that are designed to help students apply important measurement concepts.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

   Significance of Measurement

   Distinction Between Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation

   Settings Where Assessments Show Up

   Distinction Between Formal and Informal Assessments

   Roles of Assessment in the Classroom

   Maximum Versus Typical Performance

   Summary

   Key terms

 

PART 1 — How to Establish a Framework for Assessing Your Students

 

Chapter 2: How Assessments Are Interpreted and Used

   Frames of Reference for Interpreting Performance

   Meaning of Criterion and Norm-Referenced Interpretations

   Choosing the Appropriate Interpretation

   Summary

   Key Terms

   Answers: Apply What You are Learning

   Something to Try

   Additional Reading

 

Chapter 3: Measurable Objectives and Goals

   Categories of Learning Outcomes

   Levels of Cognitive Complexity

   Instructional Goals Versus Performance Objectives

   Selecting Performances that Align with Standards

   Summary

   Key Terms

   Answers: Apply What You are Learning

   Something to Try

   Additional Reading

 

Chapter 4: Gathering Evidence of Validity

   Levels of Cognitive Complexity

   Components of Performance Objectives

   Instructional Goals Versus Performance Objectives

   Selecting Performances that Align With Standards

   Summary

   Key Terms

   Answers: Apply What You are Learning

   Something to Try

   Additional Reading

 

Chapter 5: Generalizing Performance

   Why Observations Do Not Generalize

   Methods for Detecting Inconsistencies

   Techniques for Improving Generalizability

   Relation of Generalizability to Validity

   Summary

   Key Terms

   Answers: Apply What You are Learning

   Something to Try

   Additional Reading

 

PART 2 — How to Develop, Administer, and Score Written Tests

  

Chapter 6: Completion Items

   What Completion Items Can Do

   Qualities Completion Items Should Have

   Practice With Applying These Desired Qualities to Completion Items

   Summary

   Key Terms

   Answers: Apply What You Are Learning

   Something to Try

 

Chapter 7: Essay Items

   What Essay Items Can Do

   Qualities Essay Items Should Have

   Practice With Applying These Desired Qualities to Essay Items

   Scoring Students’ Responses to Essay Items

   Summary

   Key Terms

   Answers: Apply What you are Learning

   Something to Try

   Additional Reading

 

Chapter 8: Multiple-Choice Items

   What Multiple-Choice Items Can Do

   Qualities Multiple-Choice Items Should Have

   Practice With Applying These Desired Qualities To Multiple-Choice Items

   Variations of Multiple-Choice Items

   Optimal Number of Choices

   Summary

   Key Terms

   Answers: Apply What You Are Learning

   Something to Try

   Additi

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