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Arjun Publishing House Measurement and Evaluation in Elementary Schools 276pp 2023 by D Smith
Book Summary of Measurement And Evaluation In Elementary Schools Measurement of human behaviour with primary reference to the capacities and educational attainments of school children can well be divided roughly inot three periods. During the first period, from the begining of historical records down to about the nineteenth century A.D., educational measurements were naturally quite crude. Although the fact that individuals differ widely in their capacities and abilities has been recognised for several thousand years and educational measurement made formal entrance to the schools as early as medieval times, relatively little progress in educational testing was made until the nineteenth century. About Author : Professor D. Smith did his gradution from London University with psychology as a subject and moved to Australia. He did his M.Sc. in psychology and his Ph.D. from Australian University, Sydney. He did teaching job in various colleges of Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Smith conducted research in the field of measurement and evaluation for various governmental organisations in Australia. Contents : Preface Measurement, Evaluation and the Classrom Teacher Development of Educational and Mental Measurement Educational and Mental Measuring Instruments and Technqieus Essential qualities of a Good Measuring Instrument or Technique Constructing and Using Standardised Tests Constructing and Using Oral and Essay Tests Constructing and Using Informal Objective Tests Constructing and Using Performance Tests Constructing and Using Evaluation Tools and Techniques Using Intelligence and Aptitude Tests Bibliography