Handbook of Test Development

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Suzanne Lane, Mark R. Raymond, Thomas M. Haladyna
Routledge, 2015 M10 8 - 692 pages

The second edition of the Handbook of Test Development provides graduate students and professionals with an up-to-date, research-oriented guide to the latest developments in the field. Including thirty-two chapters by well-known scholars and practitioners, it is divided into five sections, covering the foundations of test development, content definition, item development, test design and form assembly, and the processes of test administration, documentation, and evaluation. Keenly aware of developments in the field since the publication of the first edition, including changes in technology, the evolution of psychometric theory, and the increased demands for effective tests via educational policy, the editors of this edition include new chapters on assessing noncognitive skills, measuring growth and learning progressions, automated item generation and test assembly, and computerized scoring of constructed responses. The volume also includes expanded coverage of performance testing, validity, fairness, and numerous other topics.

Edited by Suzanne Lane, Mark R. Raymond, and Thomas M. Haladyna, The Handbook of Test Development, 2nd edition, is based on the revised Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, and is appropriate for graduate courses and seminars that deal with test development and usage, professional testing services and credentialing agencies, state and local boards of education, and academic libraries serving these groups.

 

Contents

List of Contributors
and Psychological Testing
Developing Fair Tests
Contracting for Testing Services
Determining Content and Cognitive Demand for Achievement Tests
Job Analysis Practice Analysis and the Content of Credentialing
Learning Progressions as a Guide for Design Recommendations Based
Designing Tests to Measure Personal Attributes and Noncognitive Skills
Haladyna
Mark J Gierl and Hollis
Practical Issues in Designing and Maintaining Multiple Test Forms
Vertical Scales
Designing Computerized Adaptive Tests
Applications of Item Response Theory Item and Test Information
Optimal Test Assembly
Production Preparation Administration Reporting Documentation

Setting Performance Standards on Tests
WebBased Item Development and Banking
Rodriguez
Suzanne Lane and Emi Iwatani
Kimberly A Swygert and David M Williamson
Stephen G Sireci and April L Zenisky
Written and Spoken Responses
Jamal Abedi
Stephen N Elliott and Ryan J Kettler
Dan Campion
Preparing Examinees for Test Taking Guidelines for Test Developers
Test Administration
Documentation to Support Test Score Interpretation and
Test Evaluation
Author Index
Subject Index
Copyright

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About the author (2015)

Suzanne Lane is a Professor in the Research Methodology program in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh.

Mark R. Raymond is Research Director and Principal Assessment Scientist at the National Board of Medical Examiners in Philadelphia, PA.

Thomas M. Haladyna is Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University.

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