Achievement tests : types, interpretations and uses / Lucas E. Madsen, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Madsen, Lucas E.

Series:

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.

Education in a competitive and globalizing world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements.

Achievement tests.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Standardized achievement testing is increasingly common in educational and industrial settings. This book presents research in the study of achievement tests, including visual motor assessment tests and assistive technologies as applied to adults with learning disabilities.

Contents:

Intro

ACHIEVEMENT TESTS TYPES, INTERPRETATIONS AND USES

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 VISUAL MOTOR ASSESSMENT TESTS AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

1. VISUAL-MOTOR ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS TESTS

1.1. Theoretical frameworks

1.2. Psychological Assessment Tests and Research Tools

1.3. Empirical Evidence of the Relationship between Visual Motor Abilities and Learning

2. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, E-TOOLS, VIRTUAL REALITY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

2.1. Assistive Technologies

2.2. E-Tools and Virtual Reality

2.3. The Impact of Assistive Technologies on Post-Secondary Students' Academic Achievement

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 THE USE OF TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS AS VALID INSTRUMENTS FOR SELECTING ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL TRACKS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE EDUCATIONAL RECOMMENDATION

The Dutch Education System

The Practice of Recommending

Explanations for Over-Recommending

Recent Developments

METHOD

Sample

Instruments

Design of the Analyses

RESULTS

Bivariate Associations

Explaining Educational Recommendations

DISCUSSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 3 CONSTRUCT-IRRELEVANT VARIANCE IN ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES: A SOCIAL COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE

TEST MOTIVATION

EXAMINATION-RELATED ANXIETY

Defining and Measuring Test Anxiety

The Causes and Effects of Test Anxiety

A Special Case of Text Anxiety: Stereotype Threat

TEST SOPHISTICATION

Test Preparation Effects

Test-Wiseness: A General Type of Sophistication

REFERENCES.

Chapter 4 ACHIEVEMENT TESTS IN THE NORWEGIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM: TYPES AND USES

THE EMERGENCE OF ACHIEVEMENT TESTS IN NORWEGIAN COMPULSORY EDUCATION: THE BACKGROUND

A CONTINUOUS ACHIEVEMENT TEST AND EXAM SYSTEM AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL

THE EMERGENCE OF LOCAL ACHIEVEMENT TESTS IN ONE NORWEGIAN MUNICIPALITY: OSLO

SUMMARY

Chapter 5 MATHEMATICS TEACHERS GROWING PROFESSIONALLY THROUGH DISTANCE AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

DISTANCE LEARNING

ONLINE GRADUATE PROGRAM

APPENDIX A. PROBLEM SOLVING PORTFOLIO AND EXAMPLE OF STUDENT WORK

Chapter 6 NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AFFECTING THE ACADEMIC APTITUDE TEST (AAT) ACHIEVEMENT AT THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL IN 1996 AND THEIR IMPACT ON JOB STATUS IN 2002: A MULTIFACTORIAL APPROACH IN A FOLLOW-UP STUDY

SUBJECTS AND METHODS

Subjects and Sample

AAT

Intellectual Quotient (IQ)

SES, Socio-Cultural and Family Related Variables

Scholastic Achievement (SA)

Anthropometric Measurements

Brain Development Study

Job Status 2002

Statistical Analysis

INDEX

Blank Page.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61122-614-7