Test better, teach better the instructional role of assessment / [electronic resource] :
W. James Popham.
- Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2003.
- x, 185 p. : ill.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Educational tests and measurements. Examinations. Effective teaching.