Educational Tests and Measurements (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Beeson, Marvin F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133347475X ISBN 13 : 9781333474751

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

The book reveals how early tests and writing scales shaped classroom judgments and the way schools compared results.

This nonfiction work compiles historical models and field uses of standardized tests and composition scales from the early 20th century. It covers who created the scales, how teachers applied them, and how results were used in school surveys and public reporting. Readers will see the move from judge-based marks to more objective, numeric measures, and hear about the challenges and benefits of standardizing evaluation.

• Profiles of influential scales, such as the Hillegas and Harvard-Newton composition measures, and how they were applied to English writing in different grade levels.
• Examples of school surveys and the range of tests used across districts, including spelling, arithmetic, reading, and handwriting measures.
• Discussion of the aims and limits of scales, including how they offered objective criteria and how subjects varied by topic and form.
• Insights into how scales supported comparability and reporting in educational surveys, and the practice of using standards to guide teaching goals.

Ideal for readers of education history, assessment methods, and the early development of classroom measurement.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133347475X
• ISBN 13: 9781333474751
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 73
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