Introduction to Educational Measurement

List of contents

General Editor’s Introduction. 1. External Examinations 2. The Nature of Measurement 3. Designing an Examination 4. Dealing with Marks and Scores 5. The Efficiency of Measurement 6. Expressing the Results 7. Varieties of Measurement 8. The Problem of Moderation 9. Conclusion. Suggestions for Further Reading.

About the author

Douglas Pidgeon, Alfred Yates

Summary

Originally published in 1968, at a time when the current public examination systems were coming under close scrutiny this volume discusses completely and fully the merits and demerits of various methods of educational measurement, starting with the theories from which they evolved and going on to observe their efficacy in practice.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Pidgeon, Douglas Yates Pidgeon, Alfred Yates, Yates Alfred
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780815362760
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-6276-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, Education, Secondary Schools, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment