W. James Popham Assessment Literacy for Educators in a Hurry (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Assessment Literacy for Educators in a HurryCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/30/2018EAN: 9781416626480ISBN: 9781416626480Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum DevelopmentDescription: What is assessment literacy? It's a handful of fundamental understandings about the testing concepts and procedures that influence educational decisions. And it just might be the most cost-effective means of real school improvement.With characteristic humor and aplomb, assessment expert W. James Popham strips away the psychometrician-speak and condenses the complexities of educational testing to six practical and action-oriented understandings about validity, reliability, fairness, score reporting, formative assessment, and affective assessment.This book is for busy educators at the classroom and leadership levels who want:Tests that are worth the valuable time they take to administer.Tests that accurately measure what student have learned. Tests that fairly reflect teacher and school effectiveness.Tests that provide the instructionally useful data that will help students learn faster and better.Assessment Literacy for Educators in a Hurry is the fastest route to acquiring the measurement moxie necessary to understand and advocate for better assessment practices and build a case for stopping ineffective and harmful ones. In just a few hours' time, you can pick up the knowledge you need to do a whole lot of good—for your students, yourself, and our schools.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 178mmAuthor: W. James PophamGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Children's Learning & EducationItem Weight: 9.1 ouncesgISBN-10: 1416626484Type: Schools & TeachingRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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