Educational Testing: A Competence-Based Approach

by James Boyle, Stephen Fisher

"Educational Testing" provides support for those undertaking training in, and for training providers of, the Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (CCET) (Level A). Developed by the British Psychological Society (BPS) the CCET aims to meet a need for standards for the use of tests in education in the UK, to encourage responsible test use by psychologists and non-psychologists alike.
Written by the designers of the certificate and endorsed by the BPS's Steering Committee on Test Standards, "Educational Testing "is the only book of its kind available:
Covers the 71 elements of the CCET in detail and acts as a 'course text' for those in training
Describes each core competence
Provides model answers and examples
Offers an indication of the range of ways in which the core competences may be assessed by the Assessor, based upon the existing BPS "Guidance for Assessors" document
Appendices offer guidance on BPS Standards, a glossary of technical terms, useful web-sites and on-line resources and Test Publishers Addresses.

Genres: Education

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

James Boyle is William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law at Duke Law School and the former Chairman of the Board of Creative Commons. His books include The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind; Shamans, Software and Spleens: Law and the Construction of the Information Society; Cultural Environmentalism (with Lawrence Lessig); and Bound By Law: Tales from the Public Domain and Intellectual Property: Law & the Information Society - Cases & Materials: An Open Casebook (with Jennifer Jenkins).

Reviews

[Annabel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful ideas - a different focus to the usual textbooks about assessment, as it explores the needs of the student and looks at SEN needs in relation to assessment.