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Author Boyle, James.

Title Educational testing : a competence-based approach text for the British Psychological Society's certificate of competence in educational testing (Level A) / James Boyle and Stephen Fisher.

Imprint Malden, MA : BPS Blackwell Pub., 2007.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  371.271 B792E    Check Shelf
Description viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-147) and index.
Contents Unit 1. Defining the assessment needs -- Unit 2. The basic principles of scaling and standardization -- Unit 3. The importance of reliability and validity -- Unit 4. Deciding when psychological tests should or should not be used as part of an assessment process -- Unit 5. Administering tests to one or more students/pupils/learners and dealing with scoring procedures -- Unit 6. Making appropriate use of test results and providing accurate written and oral feedback to clients and candidates -- Unit 7. Maintaining security and confidentiality -- Unit 8. Putting it all together -- App. 1. General information pack : certificate of competence in educational testing (level A) -- App. 2. Guidance for assessors : certificate of competence in educational testing (level A) -- App. 3. The British psychological society psychological testing centre -- App. 4. Websites of educational test publishers in the UK -- App. 5. Examples of educational tests available in the UK -- App. 6. Answers to multiple choice items -- App. 7. Some useful Websites -- App. 8. Extracts from the international testing commission guidelines on test use -- App. 9. Test evaluation proforma
Subject Educational tests and measurements -- Great Britain.
Teachers -- Certification -- Great Britain.
Educational tests and measurements. (OCoLC)fst00903660
Teachers -- Certification. (OCoLC)fst01144259
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Psychologie.
Pädagogik.
Testtheorie.
Added Author Fisher, Stephen.
British Psychological Society.
ISBN 1405146591 (1405146591 ; alk. paper)
9781405146593 (1405146591 ; alk. paper)
Standard No. 9781405146593
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