Testing, friend or foe? : the theory and practice of assessment and testing

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Testing, friend or foe? : the theory and practice of assessment and testing

Paul J. Black

(Master classes in education series)

Falmer Press, 1998

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Owing to daily work pressures and concerns, many teachers have little opportunity for considering and furthering their understanding of different issues surrounding assessment. Written in a user-friendly, jargon-free style, this text provides the reader with points of growth or change in the field of assessment. Each chapter in the text ends with a section on questions/exercises and further reading.

Table of Contents

Series Editors' Preface 1 Introduction 2 History 3 Purposes 4 Confidence in Assessment-Reliability and Validity 5 What to Test-Norms, Criteria and Domains 6 How to Assess-Methods and Instruments 7 Teachers' Roles in Assessment and Testing 8 Pupils and Assessment 19 Certification and Accountability 10 Conclusions

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