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Assessment is at the forefront of reform in education. Now, a renowned expert in the field of assessment shows how to effectively integrate assessment with teaching and learning to attain today′s educational goals.

James McMillan illustrates essential assessment concepts in a concise manner that can be understood and applied by teachers, administrators, and other school personnel. Policymakers, as well, will find the content helpful in making assessment-related decisions.

Some of the critical concepts covered:

The role of assessment in teaching How validity is determined Factors influencing reliability Fairness in avoiding stereotypes Understanding and using numerical data Using standardized assessment results to improve instruction Practical suggestions for classroom assessment

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• Series Editors' Introduction
• Preface
• About the Author
• 1 Integrating Assessment With Teaching and Learning
• 2 Validity
• 3 Reliability
• 4 Fairness
• 5 Understanding and Using Numerical Data
• 6 Interpreting and Using National and State Standardized Assessments
• References
• Index

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James H. McMillan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Foundations of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, where he teaches educational research and assessment courses and directs the Research and Evaluation Track of the PhD in Education program. He is also Executive Director of the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium, a partnership of Virginia Commonwealth University and eight Richmond-area school divisions that conducts and disseminates applied research. His current research interests include classroom and large-scale formative assessment. He has recently published the fifth edition of Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective Standards-Based Instruction and edited Formative Classroom Assessment: Theory into Practice . He has authored three educational research methods textbooks and published numerous articles in journals, including the American Educational Research Journal, the Journal of Educational Psychology, Contemporary Educational Psychology, and Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice.