Testing: Friend or Foe?: Theory and Practice of Assessment and Testing

ISBN-13: 9780750706148 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 184 str.

P. J. Black;Black; Paul J. Black

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'There can be few authors more able to illuminate the theory and practice of assessment and testing ... it can be thoroughly recommended as a starting-point for understanding the tensions in testing and assessment, challenging our preconceptions of them as friends or foes.' - Educational Research

'This useful text provides a comprehensive and easy reading introduction to assessment and testing and would be suitable for initial teacher training, early master's degree or diploma work.' - Cambridge Journal of Education

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Paul Black