TY - BOOK AU - Popham,W.James TI - Mastering assessment: a self-service system for educators SN - 9780132734875 AV - LB3051 .P67 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Boston, MA. PB - Pearson / Allyn and Bacon KW - Educational tests and measurements KW - United States KW - Schools KW - Evaluation KW - Educational accountability KW - Students with disabilities KW - Rating of KW - Academic achievement KW - Teachers N1 - Includes bibliographical references; [bk. 1.]; Appropriate and inappropriate tests for evaluating schools --; [bk. 2.]; Assessing students' affect --; [bk. 3.]; Assessing students with disabilities --; [bk. 4.]; Assessment bias : how to banish it --; [bk. 5.]; Classroom evidence of successful teaching --; [bk. 6.]; College entrance examinations : the SAT and the ACT --; [bk. 7.]; Constructed-response tests : building and bettering --; [bk. 8.]; How testing can help teaching --; [bk. 9.]; Interpreting the results of large-scale assessments --; [bk. 10.]; Portfolio assessment and performance testing --; [bk. 11.]; Reliability : what is it and is it necessary? --; [bk. 12.]; Selected-response tests : building and bettering --; [bk. 13.]; Role of rubrics in testing and teaching --; [bk. 14.]; Test preparation : sensible or sordid? --; [bk. 15.]; Validity : assessment's cornerstone ER -