Popham, W. James <br/><br/>
Test better, teach better  the instructional role of assessment 
W. James Popham. 
 - Alexandria, Va.  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development  c2003. 
 - x, 174 p.  ill.  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The links between testing and teaching -- How tests can clarify the curriculum -- Too many testing targets -- Validity, reliability, and bias -- An introduction to test-building -- Selected-response items -- Constructed-response items -- The value of affective assessment -- Uses and misuses of standardized achievement tests -- Instructionally supportive standards-based tests -- Collecting credible classroom evidence of instructional impact -- Epilogue, Cora in her classroom : an illustration of instructionally focused testing. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0871206676 (alk. paper) 9780871206671 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003011511 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Educational tests and measurements<br/>Effective teaching<br/>Examinations
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB3051  / .P61433 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.262  / P827t