Tips for Improving Testing and Grading

Author:   John C. Ory ,  Katherine E. Ryan
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Volume:   v. 4
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9780803949744


Pages:   152
Publication Date:   29 September 1993
Format:   Paperback
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Using detailed examples, checklists and exercises, the authors show how to develop, use and grade classroom examinations. They provide a thorough, step-by-step discussion of general testing and grading issues, including: deciding on the content of an exam; assessing difficulty levels; writing different kinds of test items; scoring different test items; evaluating different subject areas; helping students revise for an exam; and developing grading methods and strategies.

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Author:   John C. Ory ,  Katherine E. Ryan
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Volume:   v. 4
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.230kg
ISBN:  

9780803949744


ISBN 10:   080394974
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   29 September 1993
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Testing What You Want to Be Testing Developing a Test Plan Suggestions for Writing Objective Test Items Suggestions for Writing Constructed Response Test Items Preparing, Administering, and Scoring Classroom Exams Evaluating the Quality of Classroom Exams Assigning Grades Twelve Activities for Classroom Testing and Grading

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Katherine Ryan (B.S., Psychology, M.Ed., Special Education, Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Illinois - Urbana) is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Education at UIUC. Her areas of specialization include Educational Measurement, Program Evaluation, and Applied Statistics, and she is currently Head of Measurement and Evaluation in the College of Education. Her research interests include assessment validation issues, particularly the evaluation of validity evidence based on response processes and consequences of assessments. Other interests include differential item/test functioning, and issues in program evaluation theory and practice. She teaches Descriptive and Inferential Statistics, Classroom Assessment, Introduction to Measurement, Introduction to Program Evaluation Theory, and Introduction to Evaluation Methods. She has edited two volumes of New Directions in Evaluation for the American Evaluation Association (AEA), one on evaluation as a democratic process, and the other on teaching evaluation in higher education.

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