Making Classroom Assessments Reliable and Valid. Robert J. Marzano

      

      making classroom

      ASSESSMENTS

      reliable & valid

      robert j. marzano

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      Names: Marzano, Robert J., author.

      Title: Making classroom assessments reliable and valid / Robert J. Marzano.

      Description: Bloomington, IN : Solution Tree Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2017011403 | ISBN 9781945349171 (perfect bound)

      Subjects: LCSH: Educational tests and measurements--United States. | Grading and marking (Students)--United States.

      Classification: LCC LB3051 .M4577 2018 | DDC 371.260973--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017011403

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      Table of Contents

       About the Author

       Introduction

       THE ROLE OF CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT

       The Curious History of Large-Scale Assessments

       The Place of Classroom Assessment

       Reliability and Validity at the Heart of the Matter

       The Need for New Paradigms

       The Large-Scale Assessment Paradigm for Reliability

       The Equation for a Single Score

       The Reliability Coefficient

       The New CA Paradigm for Reliability

       The Large-Scale Assessment Paradigm for Validity

       The New CA Paradigm for Validity

       What to Expect in This Book

       Chapter 1

       DISCUSSING THE CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT PARADIGM FOR VALIDITY

       The Instrumental Perspective

       The Argument-Based Perspective

       Standards as the Basis of CA Validity

       The Standards Movement

       The Problem With Standards

       Dimensionality

       Measurement Topics and Proficiency Scales

       The Rise of Learning Progressions

       The Structure of Proficiency Scales

       The School’s Role in Criterion-Related Validity

       The Nature of Parallel Assessments

       The Measurement Process

       Summary

       Chapter 2

       DESIGNING AND SCORING PARALLEL ASSESSMENTS

       Traditional Tests

       Designing Selected-Response Items

       Designing Short Constructed-Response Items

       Scoring Assessments That Use Selected-Response and Short Constructed-Response Items

       Essays

       Performance Tasks, Demonstrations, and Presentations

       Portfolios

       Probing Discussions

       Student Self-Assessments

       Assessments That Cover One Level of a Proficiency Scale

       Voting Techniques