Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment for Education: Theory and Applications

The purpose of this book is to identify how educational tests, especially large-scale tests given to students in grades K-12, can be improved so that they produce better information about what students know and don't know. By consulting and integrating psychological research into the design of educational tests, it is now possible to create new test items that students understand better than old test items. Moreover, these new test items help identify where students may be experiencing difficulties in learning.

Author: Jacqueline Leighton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/14/2007
Pages: 380
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.83h x 6.10w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780521684217

About the Author
Leighton, Jacqueline: - Dr Leighton is a registered psychologist by the College of Alberta Psychologists and is a member of the American Educational Research Association. She sits on the National Council on Measurement in Education and the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. Her research is funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada.Gierl, Mark: - Dr Gierl is currently the Canada Research Chair in Educational Measurement. He is a member of the American Educational Research Association, the National Council on Measurement in Education, and the International Test Commission. Dr Gierl's research is funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the College Board.