Measurement and Assessment in Teaching (9th Edition) [Hardcover]

Robert L. Linn (Author), M. David Miller (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131137727 | ISBN-13: 978-0131137721 | Publication Date: July 29, 2004 | Edition: 9

This outstanding volume introduces prospective teachers to all of the elements of assessment that are essential to good instruction. Through direct, clear writing and a presentation that assumes no previous knowledge of measurement, it provides readers with an understanding of the role of assessment in the instructional process. With step-by-step instruction, the book helps readers learn how to construct effective test questions that are aligned with learning objectives. It also helps them evaluate published tests and properly interpret scores of standardized tests. For academic evaluators, educators, and counselors.

Editorial Reviews

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The market-leader! This popular text introduces future classroom teachers to those elements of measurement and assessment that are essential to good teaching. Its straightforward treatment is predicated on the authors' belief that evaluation of learning plays a pivotal role in the instructional process...and that its effectiveness depends on a teacher's ability to construct and select evaluation instruments that provide a valid measure of intended learning outcomes. Written with the introductory student in mind, it assumes no prior knowledge of statistics, and uses illustrative examples generously to explain and expand upon topics. Statistical concepts are introduced only as necessary for understanding, with the authors consistently emphasizing interpretation over computation. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Measurement and Assessment in Teaching, 10/e

M. David Miller, Robert L. Linn, and Norman Gronlund

 

 

Measurement and Assessment in Teaching, tenth edition, introduces the elements of measurement and assessment that are essential to good teaching. In a presentation that assumes no previous knowledge of assessment or measurement, the text provides crystal clear step-by-step instruction on such topics as constructing test questions, aligning assessment with learning goals, and interpreting standardized tests. 

 

The tenth edition includes:

Significant coverage of the Standards Movement and No Child Left Behind legislation

• For example, see Chapter 1 for discussions of the changing context of testing and the assessments required to meet state and federal mandates.

Detailed, straightforward guidelines for how to construct test items with many concrete examples

• Step-by-step Checklists and Guidelines are provided to help students apply content.  These provide quick reference guides for how to write items, provide feedback to students, and more.  (See, for example, pp. 60, 179, 212 and 321.)

Coverage of both formative and summative assessment and of all practical aspects of classroom assessment teachers need

• Including informal assessment procedures like observation (Chapter 13), methods for constructing objective test items(Chapters 7 and 8), measuring complex achievement (Chapters 9-11), assessing portfolios (Chapter 12), grading (Chapter 15), and evaluating published tests (Chapters 16-19).

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 9 edition (July 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131137727
• ISBN-13: 978-0131137721
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I hate this book., October 19, 2005

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Chloe R. (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Measurement and Assessment in Teaching (9th Edition) (Hardcover)

This is the worst textbook I have ever bought for any class! It is a huge waste of money and super frustrating to read. This book is horribly written. The explanations are boring, drawn out, and unclear. The early chapters draaaag on forever. The later chapters get a little better, but they state a lot of obvious or useless information. I have spent hours and weeks studying from this text and learned very little.

28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Quite possibly, the driest text book ever written., May 14, 2005

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pink_puff (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Measurement and Assessment in Teaching (9th Edition) (Hardcover)

Used for my Measurement & Evaluation class for my MSEd. program, I've already convinced the professor to find a new book for his next group of students. The book has inadequate explanations - all too open ended for my taste, dry writing, and hard to decipher language. It says so much, while saying nothing at all! As if the field of assessment and testing wasn't dry enough, along comes Linn, ready to make it even worse. There has got to be a better book! Needless to say, I relied on the i-net for supplementary information to our class lectures. I did not crack this book once beyond the intro chapter!

24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I never want to see this book again!, January 17, 2005

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C. Ellis "careellis" (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Measurement and Assessment in Teaching (9th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book was used for an assessment class I took at TN Techological University. I'm sure the authors did not mean to, but the book is very dry and hard to read at times. However it gets easier the farther along you get. The sections with sample test questions were useful. Everyone in my class complained about this book. Our instructor used notes and powerpoints from other texts to supplement. I definately do not recommend this title.