ABSTRACT

The second edition of the Handbook of Test Development provides graduate students and professionals with an up-to-date, research-oriented guide to the latest developments in the field. Including thirty-two chapters by well-known scholars and practitioners, it is divided into five sections, covering the foundations of test development, content definition, item development, test design and form assembly, and the processes of test administration, documentation, and evaluation. Keenly aware of developments in the field since the publication of the first edition, including changes in technology, the evolution of psychometric theory, and the increased demands for effective tests via educational policy, the editors of this edition include new chapters on assessing noncognitive skills, measuring growth and learning progressions, automated item generation and test assembly, and computerized scoring of constructed responses. The volume also includes expanded coverage of performance testing, validity, fairness, and numerous other topics.

Edited by Suzanne Lane, Mark R. Raymond, and Thomas M. Haladyna, The Handbook of Test Development, 2nd edition, is based on the revised Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, and is appropriate for graduate courses and seminars that deal with test development and usage, professional testing services and credentialing agencies, state and local boards of education, and academic libraries serving these groups.

part I|115 pages

Foundations

chapter 4|17 pages

Validation Strategies

Delineating and Validating Proposed Interpretations and Uses of Test Scores

chapter 5|19 pages

Developing Fair Tests

part III|191 pages

Item Development and Scoring

chapter 16|22 pages

Computerized Innovative Item Formats

Achievement and Credentialing

chapter 18|19 pages

Language Issues in Item Development

chapter 21|20 pages

Automatic Item Generation

part IV|100 pages

Test Design and Assembly

chapter 23|17 pages

Vertical Scales

chapter 25|22 pages

Applications of Item Response Theory

Item and Test Information Functions for Designing and Building Mastery Tests

chapter 26|24 pages

Optimal Test Assembly

part V|108 pages

Production, Preparation, Administration, Reporting, Documentation and Evaluation

chapter 27|21 pages

Test Production

chapter 28|13 pages

Preparing Examinees for Test Taking

Guidelines for Test Developers

chapter 29|18 pages

Test Administration

chapter 32|15 pages

Test Evaluation