Measurement, Evaluation and Assessment in Education

Measurement, Evaluation and Assessment in Education
Author: Radha Mohan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-06-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9788120352506

Provides an in-depth knowledge and understanding of measurement, evaluation and statistics in education from both theoretical and practical aspects. It also offers a concise, step-by-step guide to help make assessment simple and economic in terms of money and time. The book also contains effective strategies to facilitate enhanced learning by explaining the interpretation of test scores.

Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science
Author: Alan C. Lacy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2018-02-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1315312719

The eighth edition of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science, now published in paperback and hardback, offers students a clear and practical guide to best practice for measurement and evaluation in school- and nonschool-based physical activity programs. Written by two academics with backgrounds in physical education teacher education (PETE), the book emphasizes the link between theory and practice and reflects the most recent changes in national physical education programs. It covers a full range of introductory topics, including current trends in measurement and evaluation, program development, statistics, test selection, and an expanded chapter on alternative assessment, before introducing: • measurement for health-related physical fitness • measurement for psychomotor skills • measurement for cognitive knowledge • measurement for affective behaviors • grading • self-evaluation. Each chapter features learning aids such as objectives, key terms, practical applications, and review questions, while an appendix offers in-depth Excel assignments. Offering a full companion website featuring an instructor’s manual, lecture slides, and a test bank, Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science is a complete resource for instructors and students, alike. It is an essential text for students in measurement and evaluation classes as part of a degree program in physical education, exercise science or kinesiology, and a valuable reference for practitioners seeking to inform their professional practice.

Measurement and Evaluation

Measurement and Evaluation
Author: David A. Erlandson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317920279

Written in a conversational style for principals who are not statisticians, this book will help you use measurement and evaluation to propel your school towards educational excellence.

Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education

Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education
Author: Charles Secolsky
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1112
Release: 2017-07-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 131748553X

In this valuable resource, well-known scholars present a detailed understanding of contemporary theories and practices in the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation, with guidance on how to apply these ideas for the benefit of students and institutions. Bringing together terminology, analytical perspectives, and methodological advances, this second edition facilitates informed decision-making while connecting the latest thinking in these methodological areas with actual practice in higher education. This research handbook provides higher education administrators, student affairs personnel, institutional researchers, and faculty with an integrated volume of theory, method, and application.

Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology

Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology
Author: William A. Mehrens
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1991
Genre: Educational evaluation
ISBN: 9780030304071

Provides examples of good and poor test items to help the reader prepare better tests. Discusses other teacher-made evaluation procedures such as performance assessments and rating scales. Reviews a variety of standardized tests.

Measurement and Evaluation in Psychology and Education

Measurement and Evaluation in Psychology and Education
Author: Robert M. Thorndike
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 616
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This classic introduction to educational and psychological measurement provides a technically rigorous treatment of the core issues in measurement in an easy-to-read and easy-to comprehend way. In preparing readers to become independent users of test information, it describes problems in measurement, explains how these problems are approached and solved, surveys a broad range of sources, and provides guidance in how to find, evaluate, and integrate information about specific tests. This book focuses on the basic issues in measurement. Offers an exceptionally readable presentation that does not require extensive math background. Makes frequent cross references to related topics found in other chapters. Increases emphasis on the assessments used by counselor/school psychologist.

Educational Measurement and Evaluation

Educational Measurement and Evaluation
Author: Dr Paresh B Acharya
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-11-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781926488226

Measurement and evaluation is a required subject in all teacher education sources. Its importance as a subject cannot be overemphasized for, with it, the teacher becomes empowered to assess the student's performance and assist them in learning process. We have tried to introduce this subject matter in this book in the simplest possible way in order to ensure that over would-be teachers will get the correct concepts and practices in educational measurement and evaluation. The book consists seven chapters. The first chapter deals with basic concept of educational measurement and evaluations. The second chapter entitled 'taxonomy of educational objectives. The third chapter presents scales of measurement and types of tests. This book also takes a fresh look at accepted assessment concepts and issues, such as validity and reliabilities it presents in chapter four. Chapter five relate with evaluation of teaching learning process. Chapter six contains with statistical concepts essential for understanding the interpretation and discussion of result. using the results of measurement and evaluation including in the last chapter of this book

Measure, Use, Improve!

Measure, Use, Improve!
Author: Christina A. Russell
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1648022553

Measure, Use, Improve! Data Use in Out-of-School Time shares the experience and wisdom from a broad cross-section of out-of-school time professionals, ranging from internal evaluators, to funders, to researchers, to policy advocates. Key themes of the volume include building support for learning and evaluation within out-of-school time programs, creating and sustaining continuous quality improvement efforts, authentically engaging young people and caregivers in evaluation, and securing funder support for learning and evaluation. This volume will be particularly useful to leadership-level staff in out-of-school time organizations that are thinking about deepening their own learning and evaluation systems, yet aren’t sure where to start. Authors share conceptual frameworks that have helped inform their thinking, walk through practical examples of how they use data in out-of-school time, and offer advice to colleagues.