Alternative Approaches to the Assessment of Achievement

Ingrained for many years in the science of educational assessment were a large number of "truths" about how to make sense out of testing results, artful wisdoms that appear to have held away largely by force of habit alone. Practitioners and researchers o

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Evaluation in Education and Human Services Editors:

George F. Madaus, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Daniel L. Stufflebeam, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A. Previously published books in the series:

Kellaghan, T., Madaus, G., and Airasian, P.: The Effects of Standardized Testing Madaus, G. (editor): The Courts, Validity, and Minimum Competency Testing Brinkerhoff, R., Brethower, D., Hluchyj, T., and Nowakowski, J.: Program Evaluation, Sourcebook/ Casebook Brinkerhoff, R., Brethower, D., Hluchyj, T., and Nowakowski, J.: Program Evaluation, Sourcebook Brinkerhoff, R., Brethower, D., Hluchyj, T., and Nowakowski, J.: Program Evaluation, Design Manual Madaus, G., Scriven, M., Stufflebeam, D.,; Evaluation Models: Viewpoints on Educational and Human Services Evaluation Hambleton, R., Swaminathan, H. Item Response Theory Stufflebeam, D., Shinkfield, A.; Systematic Evaluation Nowakowski, J., Handbook of Educational Variables: A Guide to Evaluation Stufflebeam, D.; Conducting Educational Needs Assessments Abrahamson, Stephen; Evaluation of Continuing Education in the Health Professions Cooley, William, Bickel, William; Decision-oriented Educational Research Gable, Robert K.; Instrument Development in the Affective Domain Sirotnik, Kenneth A., Oakes, Jeannie; Critical Perspectives on the Organization and Improvement of Schooling Wick, John W.; School-based Evaluation: A Guide for Board Members, Superintendents, Principals, Department Heads and Teachers Worthen, Blaine R., White, Karl R.; Evaluating Educational and Social Programs

ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO THE ASSESSMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT

Edited by David L. McArthur

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