Five online modules are available on using assessment results to improve instruction -- particularly the results of large-scale assessments. Titles are: (a) Introduction and Lay of the Land (explains how expertise in educational measurement can support teachers in continuously improving instruction); (b) Test Scores (describe types of test scores and test interpretation methods such as norm and criterion referencing); (c) Principles of Measurement (technical aspects of test quality, reliability, validity, fairness and methods of developing standardized tests; (d) What Does This Mean For My Classroom: (explains how teachers can effectively use the results of large-scale assessments; and (e) Specific Major Tests (information about the technical quality, content, and administration of commercially available K-12 assessments). (The e-Learning Design lab is a center at the University of Kansas. Development of these modules was supported by the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.)
Five online modules are available on using assessment results to improve instruction -- particularly the results of large-scale assessments. Titles are: (a) Introduction and Lay of the Land (explains how expertise in educational measurement can support teachers in continuously improving instruction); (b) Test Scores (describe types of test scores and test interpretation methods such as norm and criterion referencing); (c) Principles of Measurement (technical aspects of test quality, reliability, validity, fairness and methods of developing standardized tests; (d) What Does This Mean For My Classroom: (explains how teachers can effectively use the results of large-scale assessments; and (e) Specific Major Tests (information about the technical quality, content, and administration of commercially available K-12 assessments). (The e-Learning Design lab is a center at the University of Kansas. Development of these modules was supported by the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.)