Popham, W. James.

Test better, teach better : the instructional role of assessment / W. James Popham. - Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2003. - x, 174 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The links between testing and teaching -- How tests can clarify the curriculum -- Too many testing targets -- Validity, reliability, and bias -- An introduction to test-building -- Selected-response items -- Constructed-response items -- The value of affective assessment -- Uses and misuses of standardized achievement tests -- Instructionally supportive standards-based tests -- Collecting credible classroom evidence of instructional impact -- Epilogue, Cora in her classroom : an illustration of instructionally focused testing.

ISBN: 0871206676 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2003011511

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Educational tests and measurements.
Examinations.
Effective teaching.

LC Class. No.: LB3051 / .P61433 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 371.26/2