Improving Large-Scale Assessment in Education Theory, Issues, and Practice

Name: Improving Large-Scale Assessment in Education Theory, Issues, and Practice
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ISBN: 9780415894579

ISBN-10: 0415894573

ISBN-13: 9780415894579

Edition: 2012

Authors: Marielle Simon, Kadriye Ercikan, Michel Rousseau

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Large-scale assessments (LSAs) play a growing role in education policy decisions, accountability, and education planning worldwide. This book focuses on central issues that are key components of successful planning, development and implementation of LSAs. The book#xE2;#xAC;"s main distinction is its focus on practice based on cutting-edge research. This is achieved by having chapters co-authored by world-class researchers in collaboration with measurement practitioners. The result is a how-to book whose language is accessible to practitioners and graduate students as well as academics. The content is prescriptive and didactic in nature but based on the most recent scientific research. It…

Book details

List price: $74.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 9/27/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 302
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English




Introduction




Assessment Design, Development And Delivery



Large-scale assessment design and development for the measurement of student cognition




Role and Design of Background Questionnaires in Large-scale Assessments




Student Motivation in Large-Scale Assessments




Computer-Based and Computer-Adaptive Testing




Assessing Diverse Populations



Academic Assessment of English Language Learners: A Critical Probabilistic, Systemic View




Score Comparability of Multiple Language Versions of Assessments Within Jurisdictions




Accommodating Special Needs for Large-scale Assessments




Scoring, Score Reporting And Use Of Scores



Scoring issues in large-scale assessments




Standard Setting: Past, Present and Perhaps the Future




From "Here's the Story" to "You're in Charge": Developing and Maintaining Large-scale Online Test and Score Reporting Resources




Making Value-Added Inferences from Large-Scale Assessments




Psychometric Modeling And Statistical Analysis



Complex Person and Item Sampling: Implications for Analysis and Inference




Taking Atypical Response Patterns into Account:A Multidimensional Measurement Model from Item Response Theory




Missing data: Issues and Treatments




Measurement and Statistical Analysis Issues with Longitudinal Assessment Data