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Book SynopsisAbout our author
James McMillan is Professor of Education in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He obtained his master's degree from Michigan State University and his doctorate from Northwestern University and has taught at VCU for 35 years. Dr. McMillan has published several editions of 3 research methods textbooks and 2 assessment texts, in addition to over 60 journal articles and has made many national, international and state presentations. He is editor of the Sage Handbook of Research on Classroom Assessment (2013) and has chaired two AERA Special Interest Groups - Classroom Assessment and Professors of Educational Research. His current research interests include classroom assessment, benchmark testing, student perceptions of assessment related to mistakes and learning errors and the impact of high-stakes testing on educational policy, schools and students. Dr. McMillan resides in Richmond, Virginia, and summers in north
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. The Role of Assessment in Teaching and Learning
- Chapter 2. Standards and Cognitive Learning Targets
- Chapter 3. High-Quality Classroom Assessment
- Chapter 4. Embedded Formative Assessment
- Chapter 5. Summative-Based Formative Assessment
- Chapter 6. Summative Assessment I: Planning and Implementing Classroom Tests
- Chapter 7. Summative Assessment II: Using Standards-Based and Standardized Tests
- Chapter 8. Selected-Response Assessment: Multiple-Choice, Binary-Choice, and Matching Items
- Chapter 9. Constructed-Response Assessment: Completion, Short-Answer, and Essay Items
- Chapter 10. Performance Assessment
- Chapter 11. Assessing “Noncognitive” Dispositions and Traits
- Chapter 12. Assessing Students with Special Needs
- Chapter 13. Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Different Students
- Chapter 14. Grading and Reporting Student Performance
