Educational measurement

Robert L Brennan

Topics in this book are divided into three subject areas: theory and general principles; construction, administration, and scoring; and applications. The first part of the book covers the topics of validation, reliability, item response theory, scaling and norming, linking and equating, test fairness, and cognitive psychology. Part two includes chapters on test development, test administration, performance assessment, setting performance standards, and technology in testing. The final section includes chapters on second language testing, testing for accountability in K-12, standardized assessment of individual achievement in K-12, higher education admissions testing, monitoring educational progress, licensure and certification testing, and legal and ethical issues.