Research Catalog

Title

Measurement and evaluation in the schools / Blaine R. Worthen, Walter R. Borg, Karl R. White.

Author

Worthen, Blaine R.

Publication

New York : Longman, ©1993.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Borg, Walter R.
• White, Karl.

Description

xxii, 680 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subject

• Educational tests and measurements
• Educational tests and measurements > Design and construction
• Educational tests and measurements
• Educational tests and measurements > Design and construction
• Schulleistungsmessung
• Schultest
• Educational evaluation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 642-667) and indexes.

Contents

• Sect. 1. Getting You Oriented -- Ch. 1. What Is Measurement and Why Study It? -- Ch. 2. How Did We Get Where We Are in Measurement? -- Ch. 3. Coming to Grips With Current Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Measurement -- Sect. 2. Beginning Your Excursion: An Overview of Basic Measurement Concepts and Principles -- Ch. 4. Getting Your Bearings: Some Concepts and Classifications Basic to Measurement and Evaluation -- Ch. 5. Learning to Read the Sign Posts: What Do Those Test Scores Really Mean? -- Ch. 6. Why Worry About Reliability? Reliable Measures Yield Trustworthy Scores -- Ch. 7. Why Worry About Validity? Valid Measures Permit Accurate Conclusions -- Ch. 8. Cutting Down Test Score Pollution: Reducing the Influence of Extraneous Factors -- Sect. 3. Constructing New Measures: Learning to Use a Blueprint -- Ch. 9. Constructing Your Own Achievement Tests -- Deciding When and How to Do So -- Ch. 10. Steps in Developing Good Items for Your Achievement Tests -- Ch. 11. The Process of Becoming an Expert Tester: Assembly, Administration, and Analysis -- Ch. 12. Constructing and Using Descriptive Measures: Questionnaires, Interviews, Observations, and Rating Scales -- Ch. 13. Getting in Touch With Students' Feelings: Measuring Attitudes and Interests -- Ch. 14. Picking the Right Yardstick: Assigning Grades and Reporting Student Performance -- Sect. 4. Using Existing Measures: A Shopper's Guide to the Measurement Supermarket -- Ch. 15. Avoiding Being Caught in the Crossfire Between Standardized Test Supporters and Alternative Assessment Enthusiasts -- Ch. 16. Finding and Selecting Measures That Can Help Solve Your Educational Problems -- Ch. 17. What Have My Students Learned? An Introduction to Standardized Achievement Measures -- Ch. 18. Keeping Your Finger on the Student's Pulse: Using Tests to Diagnose Strengths and Weaknesses -- Ch. 19. Assessing Your Students' Potential: A Look at Aptitude and Readiness Measures.
• Ch. 20. Being Sensitive to Your Students' Personal Problems: Measures of Personal and Social Adjustment -- Sect. 5. Beyond the Classroom: Setting Up School Measurement and Evaluation Programs -- Ch. 21. Setting Up a School Testing Program -- Ch. 22. Setting Up a School Evaluation Program.

ISBN

• 0582285011
• 9780582285019

LCCN

92020856

OCLC

• ocm26053439
• 26053439
• SCSB-1985601

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library