{"product_id":"test-better-teach-better-w-james-popham-9780871206671","title":"Test Better, Teach Better: The Instructional Role of Assessment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe right kinds of tests, correctly applied, can help every teacher become a better teacher. But unless you know the nuts and bolts of effective test design and application, you may be collecting the wrong data; misinterpreting data; and drawing off-base conclusions about what students know and can do, what to teach next, and how effective your instruction has been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTest Better, Teach Better\u003c\/em\u003e, assessment expert W. James Popham explores the links between assessment and instruction and provides a jargon-free look at classroom and large-scale test construction, interpretation, and application. Featuring sample items, testing tips, and recommended resources, this crash course in instructionally focused assessment includes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * The four types of instructional decisions that testing will illuminate.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * What you really need to know about measurement concepts like validity, reliability, and bias.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * The advantages and disadvantages of various test formats and experience-based rules for creating great items in each.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * The benefits of assessing student affect and guidelines for doing it in your own classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, Popham offers practical advice for dealing with today's myriad testing targets and explains how standards-based achievement tests currently don't (but could) provide both accountability evidence \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e useful instructional information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. James Popham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871206676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871206671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ASCD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.02w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 159","brand":"W. James Popham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051721191679,"sku":"9780871206671","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_253b0d94-aa83-4ed7-9013-b2da89e33ae7.jpg?v=1685014782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/test-better-teach-better-w-james-popham-9780871206671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}