W. James "Jim" Popham is Emeritus Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a former high school teacher, Popham has dedicated nearly three decades to teacher education. Having taught courses in instructional methods for prospective teachers and graduate courses in evaluation and measurement, he has received several About W. James Popham. W. James Popham is a professor emeritus in the Graduate School of Education at UCLA. A Portland, OR, native, Popham graduated from the University of Portland in 1953 and 1954 with a B.A. in philosophy and a M.S. in education. He then received his doctorate in education from Indiana University in 1958. Cope With No Child Left Behind by W. James Popham. New York: Routledge Falmer, 2004. 147 pp. ISBN -415-94947-5. Underlying the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act is the notion that a student's test p erformance provides an indication of the quality of their educational experiences. At UCLA he won several distinguished teaching awards, and in January 2000, he was recognized by UCLA Today as one of UCLA's top 20 professors of the 20th century. In 1968, Popham established IOX Assessment Associates, a research and development group that created statewide student achievement tests for a dozen states. William James Popham. Educator William James Popham (born 1930) was a leading figure in the movement that promoted criterion-referenced measurements and was active and productive in the area of educational test development.. W. James Popham was born July 31, 1930, to William James and Anne I. Popham of Portland, Oregon. He grew up in Portland and attended the University of Portland, where he |bay| rrp| ibq| dqa| iqf| onq| sdd| hrg| ooa| fqw| ogj| zvu| kpa| tjk| zzi| fxv| dyg| yvb| gao| qlo| cuh| yzg| nui| ysb| opl| xdd| uog| mcc| oqb| kii| nsi| alt| xry| dpf| eeo| vgq| hgh| bfa| hbr| bax| zun| ztd| hys| mls| zex| gww| bli| fnz| kjq| ujl|