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Assessment in Education

Last Updated: 15-Jan-2013

This guide is for those beginning research on assessment in educaiton, including high-stakes testing.

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Background Information

Washington, DC [etc.] American Psychological Association [etc.]
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » BF431 .D55 V.9 2008
"enables researchers to determine what types of noncommercial experimental test instruments are currently in use by providing ready access to information about recently developed or recently used experimental measurement scales." Lists tests from over 30 relevant professional journals.
Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LC1099 .E38 2012 V.1
includes articles on topics such as academic standards, achievement gap and various aspects of testing
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2005.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » H62 .E53 2005
"The entries in this encyclopedia capture this sense of evaluation as a practice (methods, techniques, roles, people), as a profession (professional obligations, shared knowledge, ethical imperatives, events, places), and as a discipline (theories and models of evaluation, ontological and epistemological issues.)"
2nd ed. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LB1051 .H2354 2006
Sections include: "Foundations of the Discipline," "Development and Individual Differences," "Cognition and Cognitive Process," "Motivation," "Educational Content," "Society and Cultural Perspectives," "The Educational Context," and "Assessment of Learning, Development, and Teaching."
New York : Routledge, 2010.
Cubberley » Stacks » LB2822.75 .H355 2010
3rd ed. Norwood, Mass. : Christopher-Gordon Publishers, c2006.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LB1576 .H2377 2006
"The purpose of this handbook is to give the classroom teacher, reading specialist, administrator, or student concise, up-to-date information on the most popular assessment and evaluation tools in literacy."
"The Handbook of Psychoeducational Assessment is a practical guide for educational and psychological professionals using norm-referenced tests in the ability, achievement, and behavioral assessment of children. Written by key individuals involved in the construction and evolution of the most widely used tests, this book provides critical information on the nature and scope of commonly used tests, on their reliability, validity, administration, and scoring, on interpretation of the tests, and on how the tests may differ from each other in utility with specific populations."
Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2009.
Cubberley » Stacks » LB2368 .H36 2009
In a single, comprehensive volume, more than 90 expert scholars and practitioners join together to provide a highly usable guide to the essentials of RTI assessment and identification as well as research-based interventions for improving students' reading, writing, oral, and math skills. Each chapter explores crucial issues, defines key concepts, and answers real-world questions regarding implementation..."
"This handbook provides higher education administrators with both high-level and detailed views into contemporary theories and practices, supplemented with guidance on how to apply them for the benefit of students and institutions"

Journals

Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1988-
SAL3 » Stacks » LB3050 .A66 V.24 2011
"Because interaction between the domains of research and application is critical to the evaluation and improvement of new educational measurement practices, Applied Measurement in Education' prime objective is to improve communication between academicians and practitioners. To help bridge the gap between theory and practice, articles in this journal describe original research studies, innovative strategies for solving educational measurement problems, and integrative reviews of current approaches to contemporary measurement issues."
[St. Paul, Minn., West Pub. Co.]
SAL3 » Stacks » BF39 .A7 V.31 2007
"Applied Psychological Measurement provides a complete picture of the measurement discipline. Its wide range of features keep you informed of all the latest developments that shape this evolving field of study."
[Durham, N.C., etc., Educational and psychological measurement, etc.]
SAL3 » Stacks » 370.5 .E21 V.67:NO.6 2007
Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1993-
SAL3 » Stacks » LB3051 .E264 V.16 2011
[Washington, American Educational Research Association]
SAL3 » Stacks » LB2823 .E49 V.30:NO.2 2008
[East Lansing, Mich.] National Council on Measurement in Education.
SAL3 » Stacks » 370.5 .J832 V.48 2011
New York, NY : Grune & Stratton,
SAL3 » Stacks » LB1051 .J66 V.25 N.4 2007
New York : Plenum, 1985-
SAL3 » Stacks » BF39 .J6 V.21 1999
Alexandria, VA : Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, c1984-
SAL3 » Stacks » 370.5 .M484 V.35-36 2002/2003-2003/2004
Oxford, New York, Pergamon Press.
SAL3 » Stacks » LB2823 .S14 V.34-35 2008-2009

Databases

Education Databases

[Washington, DC : National Library of Education?, 199?-
Bibliographic database of educational resources including articles, reports, and curriculum.
[Bronx, N.Y.] : H.W. Wilson Co.
Indexes and abstracts articles of English-language periodicals and books on education from 1983 on. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in January 1996 and is available for over half the 600 journals indexed.
Bethesda, MD : Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.
Birmingham, AL : Teachers College Record
"Teachers College Record Book Reviews provides comprehensive reviews of the leading books in education and educational research by major scholars in these fields. "

Psychology Databases

[Bethesda, Md.] : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association,

Provides full text access to articles from journals published by APA and allied organizations since 1988. Covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association.

Websites

Practice

Portland, Me. : Stenhouse Publishers, c2012.
Cubberley » Stacks » LB1632 .F84 2012
Englewood, Colo. : Lead + Learn Press, c2011.
Cubberley » Stacks » LB3051 .F555 2011
Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub. Inc., c2011.
Cubberley » Stacks » PE1404 .I37 2011
Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., c2012.
Cubberley » Stacks » LC3723 .A88 2012
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2012.
Cubberley » Stacks » LC4091 .S733 2012
2nd ed. Newark, DE : International Reading Association, c2012.
Cubberley » Stacks » LB1050.46 .A36 2012
2nd ed. Boston : Pearson, c2011.
Cubberley » Stacks » LB3060.37 .O273 2011
Alexandria, Va. : ASCD, c2011.
Cubberley » Stacks » LB2806.15 .W545 2011
1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2012.
Cubberley » Stacks » LB1573 .G95 2012
1st ed. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2011.
Cubberley » Stacks » LB3051 .H477 2011