Assessment & Testing

Around the globe, various kinds of testing have begun to steer educational systems in particular directions, having great effects on schools and on teacher practices, as well as upon student learning and curricula. The suggestion is that high stakes standardised testing will drive up standards and e..

The College Instructor’s Guide to Writing Test Items: Measuring Student Learning addresses the need for direct and clear guidance on item writing for assessing broad ranges of content in many fields...

Book takes a refreshing approach on a classic topic of intelligence, inviting proponents of opposite viewpoints to debate pros & cons of the general factor of intelligence. For graduate & professionl level scholars in cog psy, educatn & indiv differences..

This book offers the first comprehensive overview of how the general public is considered to perceive and understand a wide variety of aspects of educational assessment, and how this understanding may be improved. It was originally published as a special issue of the Oxford Review of Education...

Assessment of educational achievement, whether by traditional examinations or by teachers in schools, attracts considerable public interest, particularly when it is associated with ‘high stakes’ outcomes such as university entry or selection for employment. However, the processes involved in educati..

This book goes beyond the superficial consideration of university assessment as a ‘necessary requirement ’ by unravelling the underlying issues that really count – what is considered fair assessment and what is not...

Feedback from students to teachers has proven to have a major influence on students’ achievement. It is cost-neutral and requires little time. Using Student Feedback for Successful Teaching provides an empirically founded and practice-oriented step-by-step guide to teachers who want to get feedback ..

Feedback from students to teachers has proven to have a major influence on students’ achievement. It is cost-neutral and requires little time. Using Student Feedback for Successful Teaching provides an empirically founded and practice-oriented step-by-step guide to teachers who want to get feedback ..

Validation of Score Meaning in the Next Generation of Assessments addresses the role of response processes data – data on the strategies, behaviours, and thought processes an examinee engages in during a test – in determining the validity and fairness of tests...