What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Law
- World War II
- Statistics
W. James Popham mainly investigates Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Accountability, Educational assessment and Standardized test.
His Mathematics education research includes elements of Test and Grading.
When carried out as part of a general Pedagogy research project, his work on Basic skills is frequently linked to work in Tablespoon, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.
His Accountability research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Functional illiteracy, Teacher education, Literacy and Set.
His work in Educational assessment covers topics such as Applied psychology which are related to areas like Achievement test, Educational testing, Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing and Educational evaluation.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Curriculum development and Test use in addition to Standardized test.
His most cited work include:
- Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know (407 citations)
- Criterion-referenced measurement (285 citations)
- Teaching to the Test (274 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Accountability, Educational assessment and Criterion-referenced test.
The concepts of his Mathematics education study are interwoven with issues in Test and Achievement test.
W. James Popham has researched Pedagogy in several fields, including Higher education and Medical education.
Accountability is closely attributed to Public relations in his work.
His Educational assessment study incorporates themes from Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, Applied psychology, Educational evaluation and Test use.
Norm-referenced test is the focus of his Criterion-referenced test research.
He most often published in these fields:
- Mathematics education (36.63%)
- Pedagogy (34.16%)
- Accountability (14.85%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2018)?
- Mathematics education (36.63%)
- Pedagogy (34.16%)
- Educational assessment (14.85%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
W. James Popham mostly deals with Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Educational assessment, Accountability and Academic achievement.
Many of his research projects under Mathematics education are closely connected to Evaluation methods with Evaluation methods, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.
His Pedagogy research incorporates elements of Engineering ethics and Medical education.
His Educational assessment study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Obligation, Graduation, Certification, Literacy and Performance based assessment.
His research integrates issues of Science instruction, Public relations and Public administration in his study of Accountability.
His work deals with themes such as Social psychology, Applied psychology and Data collection, which intersect with Academic achievement.
Between 2004 and 2018, his most popular works were:
- Assessment Literacy for Teachers: Faddish or Fundamental? (227 citations)
- Consequential validity: Right Concern‐Wrong Concept (130 citations)
- Assessment Literacy Overlooked: A Teacher Educator's Confession (89 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Law
- World War II
- Statistics
W. James Popham mainly focuses on Educational assessment, Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Accountability and Formative assessment.
His work carried out in the field of Mathematics education brings together such families of science as Premise, Achievement test and Set.
His study in Pedagogy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Applied psychology, Need to know and Standardized test.
He interconnects Test, Teacher education, Literacy and Action in the investigation of issues within Accountability.
His work deals with themes such as Rubric and Covert, which intersect with Formative assessment.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Norm-referenced test and Criterion-referenced test in addition to Educational research.
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