Measurement and Assessment in Teaching. Eighth Edition, is intended to introduce th classroom teacher and prospective teacher to those elements of measurement and assessment that are essemtial to good teaching. The main theeme throughout the book is that the assessment of learning plays an important role in the instructional process and that its effectiveness depends largely on the ability to construct and select tests and assessments that provide valid measures of learning outcomes.

The book was designed for the introductory course in educational measurement and assessment, at either the undergraduate or graduate level, and assumes no previous knowledge of measurement of statistics. The writing is direct, and numerous examples are used throughout the book to illustrate important concepts and approaches to testing and assessment. Statictical concepts are introduce only where necessary for understanding and discussion and then the emphasis on interpretation rather than computation. A section on elementary ststistics is provided in Appendix A for those who want to understand how to obtain the statistical results discussed.

Part 1 The Measurement And Assessment Process
Part 2 Classroom Tests And Assessments
Part 3 Selecting And Using Pulished Tests