Interpreting assessment data : statistical techniques you can use / Edwin P. Christmann and John L. Badgett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christmann, Edwin P., 1966- author.

Badgett, John L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic achievement--Statistics.

Academic achievement.

Educational tests and measurements--Statistics.

Educational tests and measurements.

Activity programs in education--Statistics.

Activity programs in education.

Study and teaching--Activity programs.

Local Subjects:

Study and teaching--Activity programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Virginia : NSTA, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Are you properly evaluating the results of the tests you give to students? Can you explain the difference between classroom assessment and standardized assessment? Are you on solid ground with your grading system? Demystify-and even use-statistics to answer these important questions and more in this clear, easy-to-use text for preservice and classroom science teachers and methods professors.

Contents:

About This Book; About the Authors; Ch 1-How Assessmentand Testing Developed; Ch 2-Scales and Number Distributions; Ch 3-Central Tendency and Variability; Ch 4-Standard Scores; Ch 5-Correlation; Ch 6-Validity; Ch 7-Reliability; CH 8-Grading; Appendix; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781935155799

1935155792

OCLC:

735592598