IDEA Papers - Matching Instructional Objectives, Subject Matter, Tests, and Score Interpretations (No. 18).
Kansas State University. Globally analyzes the relationships among types of content, manifestations of individual differences, types of instructional objectives, types of instruction, types of tests, and types of interpretation in teaching. Applies these comparisons to derive three major or teaching, testing and grading models. |
Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Testing (ERIC Digest).
ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation. Briefly describes the differences between norm-referenced tests and criterion-referenced tests and explain the most appropriate uses of these two types of assessments. |
Norming and Norm-Referenced Test Scores.
Rodriguez, M. Defines norm-referenced tests and the information they yield. Describes the process of constructing norms based on the test performance of a well-defined population. Reviews some of the most widely reported norm-referenced test scores and provides guidelines for their interpretation.. |
Testing and Grading.
University of Michigan - Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. A good succinct overview of testing and grading for the new/novice faculty member or TA. Topics include Testing as a Tool for Instruction; the Diagnostic Use of Tests; Assessing Achievement; Objective vs. Subjective Evaluation and Grading. |
Testing and Grading (Chapter 6).
Committee on Undergraduate Science Education - Science Teaching Reconsidered. Topics include Ways to assess student learning, Goals for tests, Suggestions to help students do better on exams, Descriptions of common testing methods and Issues to consider when assigning test grades.. Full text made available online by National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418 |
The Basics of Item Response Theory.
Baker, FB. A full-text 185-page book on item response theory. Covers the Item Characteristic Curve, Item Characteristic Curve Models, Estimating Item Parameters, the Test Characteristic Curve, Estimating an Examinee's Ability, the Information Function, Test Calibration and Specifying the Characteristics of a Test. Most chapters include exercises, example cases and things to notice. Includes a comprehensive set of references and a list of selected resources on item response theory. PDF format. |
Testing &
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