Educational MeasurementIn this second edition, twenty-three authorities, with the assistance of more than ninety collaborators, present chapters that deal with the recent developments under three broad headings: technological developments and their reverberations and implications; conceptual developments, and social and political issues impinging upon the testing enterprise. Automation of test scoring and the evaluation of educational programs are the subjects of two new chapters. |
Contents
PART ONETest Design Construction Administration and Processing | 17 |
Planning the Objective Test | 46 |
List of Figures | 51 |
Writing the Test Item | 81 |
Gathering Analyzing and Using Data on Test Items | 130 |
Reproducing the Test | 160 |
under His Choice in Test Booklet | 170 |
Test Administration | 188 |
Essay Examinations | 271 |
Prediction Instruments for Educational Outcomes | 303 |
PART THREE Measurement Theory | 335 |
Reliability | 356 |
Test Validation | 443 |
2 | 566 |
Techniques for Considering Multiple Measurements | 601 |
PART FOURApplication of Tests to Educational Problems | 625 |
vii | 196 |
Automation of Test Scoring Reporting and Analysis | 202 |
Research Center | 209 |
PART TWOSpecial Types of Tests | 237 |
Use of Measurement in Student Planning and Guidance | 671 |
Use of Measurement in Selection and Placement | 680 |
The Evaluation of Educational Programs | 733 |