Educational Measurement

The fifth edition of Educational Measurement is a comprehensive handbook and textbook on the theories and techniques of the science of educational measurement. It contains 22 chapters written by the leading scholars in educational measurement in the US. Some chapters contain discussions of cutting edge research, others document advancements in technology; still others address issues related to the use of educational measurement to further the educational goals of a diverse and complex society.

List of contents

• List of Tables


• List of Figures


• Dedication


• Foreword


• Editor Acknowledgments


• Contributor List


• 1. Factors Influencing Education and Educational Measurement


• Linda L. Cook and Mary J. Pitoniak


• Part I: Setting the Context


• 2. The History of Educational Measurement


• Brian E. Clauser, Jerome C. Clauser, and L. Amanda Clauser


• 3. The Sociocultural Context of Educational Assessment


• Kadriye Ercikan and Guillermo Solano-Flores


• Part II: Foundational Concepts


• 4. Validity and Validation


• Suzanne Lane and Scott F. Marion


• 5. Reliability in Educational Measurement


• Won-Chan Lee and Deborah J. Harris


• 6. Fairness in Educational Measurement: Theory and Concepts


• Rebecca Zwick


• Part III: Developing, Administering, and Scoring Assessments


• 7. Designing and Developing Educational Assessments


• Kristen Huff, Paul Nichols, and Christina Schneider


• 8. Test Administration and Scoring


• Mark D. Shermis, Allan Cohen, and Jordan Wheeler


• 9. Technology-Based Assessment: Validity, Modeling, and Analysis Issues


• Randy E. Bennett, Michelle LaMar, and John Mazzeo


• 10. Modeling Data from Educational Assessments


• Li Cai, Mark Hansen, Minjeong Jeon, and Michael C. Edwards


• 11. Scaling, Equating, and Linking


• Tim Moses


• 12. Standard Setting: A Cognitive and Social Model


• Steve Ferrara, Susan Davis-Becker, Priya Kannan, and Katherine Reynolds


• 13. Reporting Scores and Other Results


• April L. Zenisky, Francis O'Donnell, and Ronald K. Hambleton


• 14. Realizing Fairness Through Accessibility for All Test Takers and for Specific Groups


• Michael C. Rodriguez and Martha L. Thurlow


• Part IV: Specific Applications of Assessment


• 15. Assessment to Inform Instruction and Learning


• Susan M. Brookhart and Charles A. DePascale


• 16. Test-Based Accountability in K-12 Education


• Andrew Ho and Morgan Polikoff


• 17. Assessment for Admission, Placement, and Outcomes in Higher Education


• Wayne J. Camara, Lydia Liu, and Krista Mattern


• 18. Assessment for Licensing and Certification


• Melissa J. Margolis, Rebecca S. Lipner, and Chad W. Buckendahl


• 19. Assessment of Social-Emotional, Character, Behavioral, and Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Skills


• Patrick C. Kyllonen and Jiyun Zu


• 20. Large-Scale Assessments in International Contexts


• Henry Braun and Irwin Kirsch


• Part V-Measurement As a Science


• 21. On the Nature of Measurement


• Derek C. Briggs, Andrew Maul, and Joshua A. McGrane

About the author

Linda L. Cook graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a doctorate in Psychometric and Evaluative Research. She was employed at ETS for 32 years. During her employment at ETS she served in several roles including Executive Director, Admissions and Guidance Programs, Vice President, Assessment Division, and Director of the Center for Validity Research. Her professional activities included President of NCME, Vice President of AERA Division D, Chair, Management Committee to revise the Joint Standards, and Member of the Technical Committee to revise the Joint Standards. She received the NCME 2017 award for Career Contributions to Educational Measurement.

Mary J. Pitoniak received an MS and PhD in Educational Psychology and Psychometric Methods from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and an A.B. in Psychology (summa cum laude, Highest Honors) from Smith College. She is an Executive Director at ETS and oversees audits of testing programs to the ETS Standards for Quality and

Fairness. She also directs the activities of the NAEP technical advisory committee and has conducted NAEP-specific research. In addition she consults with education officials in other countries about issues related to assessment. She has served as the President of IAEA and Vice President of AERA Division D.

Summary

The fifth edition of Educational Measurement represents the first version of this volume produced solely by the National Council on Educational Measurement (NCME). This volume, like the previous four editions, provides cutting edge research and guidance on all major topics in the field of measurement science, with chapters written by acknowledged experts in their respective fields.

Edited by Linda L. Cook and Mary J. Pitoniak, this edition contains 22 chapters separated into four parts. Part I provides a framing chapter for the volume, as well as chapters on the history and the social context of educational measurement. Part II addresses the important topics of validity, reliability, and fairness theory and concepts. Part III includes new theories and technical advances in topics such as technology-based assessment; scaling, equating and linking; test administration and scoring; standard setting; modeling educational assessment data; score reporting; fairness and accessibility; and designing and developing assessments. Part IV includes chapters on assessment to inform instruction and learning; test-based accountability in K-12 testing; testing in higher education; licensing and certification assessment; testing of interpersonal and intrapersonal skills; and large-scale assessment in international contexts. Part V provides an extensive discussion on the nature of measurement.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

Product details

• Authors: Cook
• Assisted by: Linda L Cook (Editor), Cook Linda L. (Editor), Mary J Pitoniak (Editor), Mary J. Pitoniak (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.11.2025
• EAN: 9780197654965
• ISBN: 978-0-19-765496-5
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement, Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment