{"product_id":"the-abcs-of-educational-testing-demystifying-the-tools-that-shape-our-schools-9781506351513","title":"The ABCs of Educational Testing: Demystifying the Tools That Shape Our Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmplify your assessment literacy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Formative, data-driven, high-stakes--we all know the buzzwords surrounding educational testing. But we often shelve our understanding of these because they are overwhelmingly complex. Those who care about our schools and students--teachers, administrators, policymakers, parents, citizens--will discover how and why testing should be taken upon ourselves to advance. Using a nontechnical approach, this book offers fundamental knowledge to free you from testing fogginess--all framed around practical actions you can take to strengthen your assessment literacy. Inappropriate tests are leading to mistaken decisions, and this book provides everything you need to know to change that, including\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReasons for tests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReliability\/validity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFairness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTest-building\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopham, W. (William) James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eW. James Popham, \u003c\/strong\u003e professor emeritus at University of California Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, has spent the bulk of his educational career as a teacher. His first teaching assignment, for example, was in a small eastern Oregon high school where he taught English and social studies while serving as yearbook advisor, class sponsor, and unpaid tennis coach. That recompense meshed ideally with the quality of his coaching. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of Dr. Popham's teaching career took place at UCLA where, for nearly 30 years, he taught courses in instructional methods for prospective teachers as well as courses in evaluation and measurement for graduate students. At UCLA he won several distinguished teaching awards. In January 2000, he was recognized by \u003cem\u003eUCLA Today\u003c\/em\u003e as one of UCLA's top 20 professors of the 20th century. (He notes that the 20th century was a full-length century, unlike the current abbreviated one.) In 1992, he took early retirement from UCLA upon learning that emeritus professors received free parking. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause at UCLA he was acutely aware of the perishability of professors who failed to publish, he spent his non-teaching hours affixing words to paper. The result: 30 books, 200 journal articles, 50 research reports, and 175 papers presented before research societies. Although not noted in his official vita, while at UCLA he also authored 1,426 grocery lists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis most recent books are \u003cem\u003eClassroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know, \u003c\/em\u003e 6th Ed. (2010) and \u003cem\u003eAssessment for Educational Leaders \u003c\/em\u003e(2006), Allyn \u0026amp; Bacon; \u003cem\u003eThe Truth About Testing \u003c\/em\u003e(2001), \u003cem\u003eTest Better, Teach Better\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), \u003cem\u003eTransformative Assessment \u003c\/em\u003e(2008) and \u003cem\u003eInstruction that Measures Up \u003c\/em\u003e(2009) ASCD; \u003cem\u003eAmerica's \"Failing\" Schools \u003c\/em\u003e(2005) and \u003cem\u003eMastering Assessment \u003c\/em\u003e(2006), Routledge; and \u003cem\u003eUnlearned Lessons \u003c\/em\u003e(2009) Harvard Education Press. He encourages purchase of these books because he regards their semi-annual royalties as psychologically reassuring. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1978, Dr. Popham was elected to the presidency of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). He was also the founding editor of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, a quarterly journal published by AERA. A Fellow of the Association, he has attended each year's AERA meeting since his first in 1958. He is inordinately compulsive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1968, Dr. Popham established IOX Assessment Associates, an R\u0026amp;D group that formerly created statewide student achievement tests for a dozen states. He has personally passed all of those tests, largely because of his unlimited access to the tests' answer keys. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2002 the National Council on Measurement in Education presented him with its Award for Career Contributions to Educational Measurement. In 2006 he was awarded a Certificate of Recognition by the National Association of Test Directors. In 2009, he was appointed to be a board member of the National Assessment Governing Board. Dr. Popham's complete 44-page, single-spaced vita can be requested. It is really dull reading. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchool Leadership Briefing Interview\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopham, W. James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eW. James Popham, \u003c\/strong\u003e professor emeritus at University of California Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, has spent the bulk of his educational career as a teacher. His first teaching assignment, for example, was in a small eastern Oregon high school where he taught English and social studies while serving as yearbook advisor, class sponsor, and unpaid tennis coach. That recompense meshed ideally with the quality of his coaching. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of Dr. Popham′s teaching career took place at UCLA where, for nearly 30 years, he taught courses in instructional methods for prospective teachers as well as courses in evaluation and measurement for graduate students. At UCLA he won several distinguished teaching awards. In January 2000, he was recognized by \u003cem\u003eUCLA Today\u003c\/em\u003e as one of UCLA's top 20 professors of the 20th century. (He notes that the 20th century was a full-length century, unlike the current abbreviated one.) In 1992, he took early retirement from UCLA upon learning that emeritus professors received free parking. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause at UCLA he was acutely aware of the perishability of professors who failed to publish, he spent his non-teaching hours affixing words to paper. The result: 30 books, 200 journal articles, 50 research reports, and 175 papers presented before research societies. Although not noted in his official vita, while at UCLA he also authored 1,426 grocery lists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis most recent books are \u003cem\u003eClassroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know, \u003c\/em\u003e 6th Ed. (2010) and \u003cem\u003eAssessment for Educational Leaders \u003c\/em\u003e(2006), Allyn \u0026amp; Bacon; \u003cem\u003eThe Truth About Testing \u003c\/em\u003e(2001), \u003cem\u003eTest Better, Teach Better\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), \u003cem\u003eTransformative Assessment \u003c\/em\u003e(2008) and \u003cem\u003eInstruction that Measures Up \u003c\/em\u003e(2009) ASCD; \u003cem\u003eAmerica's \"Failing\" Schools \u003c\/em\u003e(2005) and \u003cem\u003eMastering Assessment \u003c\/em\u003e(2006), Routledge; and \u003cem\u003eUnlearned Lessons \u003c\/em\u003e(2009) Harvard Education Press. He encourages purchase of these books because he regards their semi-annual royalties as psychologically reassuring. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1978, Dr. Popham was elected to the presidency of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). He was also the founding editor of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, a quarterly journal published by AERA. A Fellow of the Association, he has attended each year′s AERA meeting since his first in 1958. He is inordinately compulsive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1968, Dr. Popham established IOX Assessment Associates, an R\u0026amp;D group that formerly created statewide student achievement tests for a dozen states. He has personally passed all of those tests, largely because of his unlimited access to the tests' answer keys. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2002 the National Council on Measurement in Education presented him with its Award for Career Contributions to Educational Measurement. In 2006 he was awarded a Certificate of Recognition by the National Association of Test Directors. In 2009, he was appointed to be a board member of the National Assessment Governing Board. Dr. Popham's complete 44-page, single-spaced vita can be requested. It is really dull reading. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchool Leadership Briefing Interview\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416511353106,"sku":"9781506351513","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_01b54280-9e05-4512-8d62-b17d84bd06db.jpg?v=1729424078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-abcs-of-educational-testing-demystifying-the-tools-that-shape-our-schools-9781506351513","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}