Handbook of test development / edited by Steven M. Downing, Thomas M. Haladyna.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Downing, Steven M.

Haladyna, Thomas M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements--Design and construction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Educational tests and measurements.

Psychological tests--Design and construction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Psychological tests.

Psychological tests--Design and construction.

Educational tests and measurements--Design and construction.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xii, 778 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006.

Summary:

Despite the fact that test development is a growth industry that cuts across all levels of education and all the professions, there has never been a comprehensive, research-oriented handbook to which everyone (developers and consumers) can turn for guida

Contents:

Twelve steps for effective test development / Steven M. Downing

The standards for educational and psychological testing: guidance in test development / Robert L. Linn

Contracting for testing services / E. Roger Trent and Edward Roeber

Evidence-centered assessment design / Robert J. Mislevy and Michelle M. Riconscente

Item and test development strategies to minimize test fraud / James C. Impara and David Foster

Preparing examinees for test taking: guidelines for test developers and test users / Linda Crocker

Content-related validity evidence in test development / Michael Kane

Identifying content for student achievement tests / Norman L. Webb

Determining test content of credentialing examinations / Mark Raymond and Sandra Neustel

Standard setting / Gregory J. Cizek

Computerized item banking / C. David Vale

Selected-response item formats in test development / Steven M. Downing

Item and prompt development in performance testing / Catherine Welch

Innovative item formats in computer-based testing: in pursuit of improved construct representation / Stephen G. Sireci and April L. Zenisky

Item editing and editorial review / Rebecca A. Baranowski

Fairness reviews in assessment / Michael Zieky

Language issues in item development / Jamal Abedi

Anchor-based methods for judgmentally estimating item statistics / Ronald K. Hambleton and Stephen J. Jirka

Item analysis / Samuel A. Livingston

Practical issues in designing and maintaining multiple test forms for large-scale programs / Cathy LW Wendler and Michael E. Walker

Vertical scales / Michael J. Young

Developing test forms for small-scale achievement testing systems / Paul Jones, Russell W. Smith, and Diane Talley

Designing ability tests / Gale H. Roid

Designing computerized adaptive tests / Tim Davey and Mary J. Pitoniak

Designing tests for pass-fail decisions using item response theory / Richard M. Luecht

Test production effects on validity / Dan Campion and Sherri Miller

Test administration / Rose C. McCallin

Considerations for the administration of tests to special needs students: accommodations, modifications, and more / Martha L. Thurlow, Sandra J. Thompson, and Sheryl S. Lazarus

Practices, issues, and trends in student test score reporting / Joseph M. Ryan

Technical reporting and documentation / Douglas F. Becker and Mark R. Pomplun

Evaluating tests / Chad W. Buckendahl and Barbara S. Plake

Roles and importance of validity studies in test development / Thomas M. Haladyna

Epilogue / Cynthia Board Schmeiser.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0805852646

0805852654

OCLC:

62172790