Measurement and Statistics for Teachers

Malcolm L. Van Blerkom is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and former Chairman of the Division of Education at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, USA.

Preface
Acknowledgements

PART 1 MEASUREMENT

Section I: Basic Issues of Measurement

Chapter 1: Introduction to Measurement
Chapter 2: Frames of Reference: Interpreting Test Scores
Chapter 3: Developing Objectives
Chapter 4: Reliability
Chapter 5: Validity

Section II: Classroom Testing

Chapter 7: Essay Items
Chapter 8: Multiple-Choice Items
Chapter 9: True-False Items (and Variations)

Chapter 10: Producing and Administering Tests
Chapter 11: Analyzing Tests

Section III: Alternative Assessment Techniques

Chapter 12: Informal Assessments
Chapter 13: Performance Assessments
Chapter 14: Portfolios

Section IV: Additional Measurement Issues

Chapter 15: Teaching Students Test-Taking Skills
Chapter 16: Standardized Tests
Chapter 17: Alternative Ways to Report Test Scores

PART II DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

Chapter 18: The Language and Logic of Statistics
Chapter 19: Frequency Distributions and Graphs
Chapter 20: Central Tendency: What is a Typical Score?
Chapter 21: Variability: How Spread Out Are the Scores?
Chapter 22: Correlation

Appendix
References
Index