Educational Assessment by Robert J Wright

Educational Assessment by Robert J Wright

Provides coverage of national testing programs, international achievement comparisons, the value added assessment of schools and teachers, and the public policy debate on selective admissions vs. affirmative minority enrollment. This book is intended for use in a first level graduate course in educational measurement and testing.

"For one of the only times in my career, and according to my master′s students′ positive reactions and statements, Wright′s text encourages readers to think closely and with high interest about current assessment in educationThe book gives educators strong justification and clarification for what they have been thinking about assessment in their classrooms" -- Randy Nichols
"This is the best book I’ve found for the Test and Measurements course for school counselors." -- Dr. Stacey Solomon

Robert Wright earned a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in 1966, and began teaching high school science. A few years later in 1969 he earned a Masters degree in school counseling from West Chester University and was employed as a public school counselor, first with high school students and later with middle school students. In 1974 he completed a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Educational Psychology with specializations in child & adolescent development and educational measurement from Temple University. As part of that degree he completed a clinical fellowship in rehabilitation counseling at Moss Hospital, part of the Albert Einstein Medical Center (Philadelphia). Following graduation he completed advanced studies in school psychology at Lehigh University. Professor Wright has taught counseling and supervised counseling interns and has also taught educational measurement, and educational statistics & research for graduate students in counseling. He is a member of the American Counseling Association, the American School Counselor Association, the American Psychological Association (Division 17, counseling psychology), the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and the American Educational Research Association. He is professionally licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. During his career Professor Wright chaired 114 doctoral dissertations, published and presented over 120 articles and paper presentations and has had four books published.

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ISBN 13	9781412949170
ISBN 10	1412949173
Title	Educational Assessment
Author	Robert J Wright
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2008-02-26
Number of pages	664
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.