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The History of Educational Measurement collects essays on the most important topics in educational testing, measurement, and psychometrics. Authored by the field's top scholars, this book offers unique historical viewpoints, from origins to modern applications, of formal testing programs and mental measurement theories. Topics as varied as large-scale testing, validity, item-response theory, federal involvement, and notable assessment controversies complete a survey of the field's greatest challenges and most important achievements. Graduate students, researchers, industry professionals, and other stakeholders will find this volume relevant for years to come.

The History of Educational Measurement: Key Advancements in Theory, Policy, and Practice

Contents











Section 1











Chapter 1: Early Efforts





Luz Bay and Terry Ackerman











Chapter 2:





Development and Evolution of the SAT and ACT





Michelle Croft and Jonathan J. Beard











Chapter 3





The History of Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Testing





Kurt F. Geisinger











Chapter 4





The Role of the Federal Government in Shaping Educational Testing Policy and Practice





Michael B. Bunch











Chapter 5





Historical Milestones in the Assessment of English Learners





Jamal Abedi and Cecilia Sanchez











Chapter 6





Evolving Notions of Fairness in Testing in the United States





Stephen G. Sireci and Jennifer Randall











Chapter 7





A Century of Testing Controversies





Rebecca Zwick











Section 2











Chapter 8





A History of Classical Test Theory





Brian E. Clauser











Chapter 9





The Evolution of the Concept of Validity





Michael Kane and Brent Bridgeman











Chapter 10





Generalizability Theory





Robert L. Brennan











Chapter 11





A History of Scaling and its Relationship to Measurement





Derek C. Briggs











Chapter 12





A History of Bayesian Inference in Educational Measurement





Roy Levy and Robert J. Mislevy











Chapter 13





History of Test Equating Methods and Practices Through 1985





Michael J. Kolen











Chapter 14





A History of Rasch Measurement Theory





George Engelhard, Jr.