Assessment & Testing Books

New and Published Books

1. Assessing Learning in the Primary Classroom

   By Sandra Johnson

   Series: Understanding Primary Education Series

   Why is assessment so important in the teaching-learning process? How should we assess pupils in the primary classroom? Assessing Learning in the Primary Classroom is an accessible introduction to the concepts critical to a professional understanding of this vital aspect of a teacher’s role. It...

   Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge
2. Assessing Children with Specific Learning Difficulties

   A teacher's practical guide

   By Gad Elbeheri, Gavin Reid, John Everatt

   This comprehensive book provides all the information that teachers need to know about assessment in relation to their pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties. The why, how and what of assessment will be addressed, whilst the link between assessment and intervention will also be a key focus....

   Published October 31st 2011 by Routledge
3. Beyond Testing (Classic Edition)

   Towards a theory of educational assessment

   By Caroline Gipps

   Series: Routledge Education Classic Edition Series

   ‘It is an exceptionally thoughtful assessment of assessment, and I am (along with anyone else who broods about education) much in your debt.’ Jerome Bruner, personal communication with the author When this award-winning book was originally published in 1994, a review in the TES said: ‘Beyond...

   Published October 20th 2011 by Routledge
4. Assessing Children’s Learning (Classic Edition)

   By Mary Jane Drummond

   Series: Routledge Education Classic Edition Series

   "It is my sincere wish that the teachers of those thousands of children, who increasingly are also teacher educators, read and learn from Assessing Children’s Learning. The hope is that they will go on to make a reality of the ‘imaginary but not impossible classroom’ and make moral judgements and...

   Published October 19th 2011 by Routledge
5. English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner

   Edited by Liying Cheng, Andy Curtis

   'This volume addresses a very timely and important topic, and provides both broad and in-depth coverage of a number of large-scale English tests in China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, and about the Chinese learner.' – Lyle F. Bachman, From the Foreword Building on current theoretical and...

   Published October 5th 2011 by Routledge
6. Teaching Primary English through Drama

   A practical and creative Approach, 2nd Edition

   By Suzi Clipson-Boyles

   "The text is extraordinarily succinct, very well organised and highly readable. Each chapter examines in depth specific aspects of teaching and learning in drama and well-chosen practical examples can readily be adopted by teachers. A 'must' for all primary schools." Drama (the Journal of National...

   Published July 27th 2011 by Routledge
7. Cultural Validity in Assessment

   Addressing Linguistic and Cultural Diversity

   Edited by María del Rosario Basterra, Elise Trumbull, Guillermo Solano-Flores

   Series: Language, Culture, and Teaching Series

   What is assessment and how is it a cultural practice? How does failure to account for linguistic and cultural variation among students jeopardize assessment validity? What is required to achieve cultural validity in assessment? This resource for practicing and prospective teachers – as well as...

   Published December 19th 2010 by Routledge
8. From Testing to Productive Student Learning

   Implementing Formative Assessment in Confucian-Heritage Settings

   By David Carless

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   Research evidence indicates that formative assessment is one of the most effective ways of enhancing student learning. It is, however, difficult to implement successfully, principally because what is tested through summative assessment has such a powerful influence on teacher and student actions....

   Published December 6th 2010 by Routledge
9. Introduction to Psychometric Theory

   By Tenko Raykov, George A. Marcoulides

   This new text provides a state-of the-art introduction to educational and psychological testing and measurement theory that reflects many intellectual developments of the past two decades. The book introduces psychometric theory using a latent variable modeling (LVM) framework and emphasizes...

   Published September 21st 2010 by Routledge Academic
10. Resilient Playgrounds

    By Beth Doll, Katherine Brehm

    Series: School-Based Practice in Action

    While recess provides children with a time to play and take a break from the school day, research has shown that it is also a necessary and vital part of their social, emotional, and academic development. This book provides tools and strategies for school mental health professionals, teachers,...

    Published November 10th 2009 by Routledge