ABSTRACT

Educational assessment, at one time a relatively uncontroversial subject, is now riven by a diversity of views. The most crucial division is between those who continue to believe in the effectiveness of objective assessment techniques and those who favour alternative methods. This book presents an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses and rationales for both.

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|32 pages

Interpreting Test Results

chapter 3|18 pages

Planning Classroom Assessments

chapter 4|38 pages

Objective Test Items

chapter 5|18 pages

Constructed Response Items

chapter 6|28 pages

Alternative Assessment

chapter 7|16 pages

Developing Valid Grading Procedures

chapter 8|16 pages

Standardized Achievement Tests

chapter 9|12 pages

The Ethics of Student Assessment