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Adams, Wendy K.; Wieman, Carl E. – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
This paper describes the process for creating and validating an assessment test that measures the effectiveness of instruction by probing how well that instruction causes students in a class to think like experts about specific areas of science. The design principles and process are laid out and it is shown how these align with professional…
Descriptors: Expertise, Psychological Testing, Disabilities, Psychometrics
Thorndike, Robert M.; Thorndike-Christ, Tracy M. – Pearson, 2010
In this classic introduction to educational and psychological measurement, Thorndike and Thorndike-Christ provide all of the pertinent information future professionals need to know in order to develop the skills to use test information wisely. Incorporating standard measurement concepts as they apply to both educational and psychological…
Descriptors: Measurement, Student Evaluation, Psychology, Educational Assessment