ROBERT M. HASHWAY is Professor of Education at Grambling State University. He is the author of Objective Mental Measurement (Praeger, 1978), Foundations of Developmental Education (Praeger, 1988), and Handbook of Developmental Education (Praeger, 1990).

• Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments The History of Assessment Constructing a Preliminary Item Bank A Primer on Latent Trait Theory Norm-Referenced Assessments Item Response Theory Criterion-Referenced Assessments Comparisons Using Assessment Results Measurement in Transition Principles of Developmental Learning Fundamentals of Developmental Learning Theory Appendix A: An Instrument for Studying Developmental Dynamics Bibliography Name Index Subject Index

ROBERT M. HASHWAY is Professor of Education at Grambling State University. He is the author of Objective Mental Measurement (Praeger, 1978), Foundations of Developmental Education (Praeger, 1988), and Handbook of Developmental Education (Praeger, 1990).

• Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments The History of Assessment Constructing a Preliminary Item Bank A Primer on Latent Trait Theory Norm-Referenced Assessments Item Response Theory Criterion-Referenced Assessments Comparisons Using Assessment Results Measurement in Transition Principles of Developmental Learning Fundamentals of Developmental Learning Theory Appendix A: An Instrument for Studying Developmental Dynamics Bibliography Name Index Subject Index