Test Better, Teach Better: The Instructional Role of Assessment Contributor(s): Popham, W. James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0871206676 ISBN-13: 9780871206671 Publisher: ASCD OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Testing & Measurement - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Education | Professional Development |
Dewey: 371.262 |
LCCN: 2003011511 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.02" W x 9.14" (0.60 lbs) 174 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The right kinds of tests, correctly applied, can help every teacher become a better teacher. But unless you know the nuts and bolts of effective test design and application, you may be collecting the wrong data; misinterpreting data; and drawing off-base conclusions about what students know and can do, what to teach next, and how effective your instruction has been. In Test Better, Teach Better, assessment expert W. James Popham explores the links between assessment and instruction and provides a jargon-free look at classroom and large-scale test construction, interpretation, and application. Featuring sample items, testing tips, and recommended resources, this crash course in instructionally focused assessment includes
In addition, Popham offers practical advice for dealing with today's myriad testing targets and explains how standards-based achievement tests currently don't (but could) provide both accountability evidence and useful instructional information. |