Educational measurement : from foundations to future / edited by Craig S. Wells, Molly Faulkner-Bond.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A Brief History of Educational Testing and Psychometrics / Geisinger & Usher-Tate -- Criterion-Referenced Testing : Advances Over 40 Years / Hambleton, Zenisky, & Popham -- Standard Setting / Cizek & Pitoniak -- Validity in the Making : From Evidence-Centered Design to the Validations of the Interpretations of Test Performance / Plake, Huff, Reshetar, Kaliski, & Chajewski -- Decision Consistency / Han & Rudner -- Applications of Generalizability Theory / Clauser & Clauser -- A Brief History of and Introduction to Item Response Theory / Faulkner-Bond & Wells -- Concepts and Methods in DIF Research: Past, Present, and Future / Rogers & Swaminathan -- Understanding Two-dimensional MIRT Models through Graphical Representations / Ackerman & Henson -- Testing Assumptions of Item Response Theory Models / Wells, Rios, & Faulkner-Bond -- History of Computer-Based Testing / Way & Robin -- Current Issues in Computer-Based Testing / Mills & Breithaupt -- The Future of Computer-Based Testing / Luecht & Zenisky -- Design and Modeling Frameworks for 21st-Century Game-Based Assessments / von Davier & Mislevy -- Cross-Lingual Educational Assessment / Allalouf & Hanani -- On Item Pools, Swimming Pools, Birds with Webbed Feet, and the Professionalization of Multilingual Assessment / van de Vijver & Poortinga -- Test Adaptation Standards for Cross-Lingual Assessment / Muniz, Padilla, Elosua, & Hambleton -- History of Accountability in Educational Testing / Linn -- Growth: Measurement, Meaning, and Misuse / Keller, Colvin & Garcia -- Toward Improving the Reporting of Test Score Results : Lessons Learned from the Evolution of NAEP Reports / Zenisky, Mazzeo, & Pitoniak -- Performance Assessment and Accountability : Then and Now / Lane -- The History of Testing Special Populations : The Evolution of Fairness in Testing / Randall & Garcia -- English Learners and Accountability : The Promise, Pitfalls, and Peculiarity of Assessing Language Minorities via Large-Scale Assessment / Faulkner-Bond & Forte -- Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities / Thurlow & Quenemoen -- The Times They Are A-Changin'', but the Song Remains the Same : Future Issues and Practices in Test Validation / Sireci & Faulkner-Bond -- Epilogue : A History of Ronald K. Hambleton / Else Hambleton.

This book introduces and explores major topics in contemporary educational measurement: criterion-referenced testing, item response theory (IRT), computer-based testing, cross-lingual and cross-cultural assessment, and accountability testing. Psychometric experts describe forward-looking measurement practices and provide a contextualized understanding of how and why they were developed, how they can be used, and where they may go in the future. In addition to presenting key concepts and formulas, the volume covers established and emerging applications and discusses recurrent challenges that require additional research. A helpful glossary of abbreviations is included. The book is grounded in the work of Ronald K. Hambleton. amazon.com