Evaluation & Assessment

This book consists of 13 papers developed by participants in the ICME 13 Topic Study Group 40 on Classroom Assessment. The individual papers discuss various aspects of classroom assessment, focusing particularly on formative assessment as assessment for...

Corporate training and effective performance have become major issues in the 1980s and '90s. Reviews of the training research literature show that, parallel to the growing attention to corporate training, research has also increased in the field, giving...

This book provides a comprehensive and engaging analysis of the purpose and function of student evaluation in higher education. It explores its foundations and the emerging functions, as well as its future potential to improve the quality of university...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781425102265Author Bob WilderFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 165g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798893891096Author Georgia Pennington SligarFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint ArpressPublisher ArpressWeight(grams) 440g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Springer Book ArchivesBook InformationISBN 9789401083737Author John W. WickFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint SpringerPublisher Springer

This handbook provides an overview of major developments around diagnostic classification models (DCMs) with regard to modeling, estimation, model checking, scoring, and applications. It brings together not only the current state of the art, but also the...

Examining the Examinations looks at the required advanced science and mathematics examinations taken by university-bound students in seven countries. This research focuses on topics covered, types of questions used, and performance expected from students...

This second volume of papers from the ATC21STM project deals with the development of an assessment and teaching system of 21st century skills. Readers are guided through a detailed description of the methods used in this process. The first volume was...

In the abstract, training is seen as valuable by most people in business and industry. However, in the rush of providing training programs "on time" and "within budget," evaluation of training is frequently left behind as a "nice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401176323Author Robert O. BrinkerhoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 782g

Phil R. Manning "Can you prove that continuing education really makes any difference?" Over the years, educators concerned with continuing education (CE) for health professionals have either heard or voiced that question in one form or another...

The development of science literacy has the potential to have an enormous impact on real world outcomes. Specifically, developing science literacy may persuade individuals to act. We hope that this book will influence scientists, science journalists,...

This book provides an overview and discussion of the evidence base of effective school inspections; reflecting on issues of validity and reliability of school inspections in relation to school effectiveness research, unintended consequences and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643174877Author Megan O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Parlor PressPublisher Parlor PressWeight(grams) 508g

This is the follow-up book to the Corwin "best seller" Using Equity Audits to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools. Whereas Using Equity Audits was written mainly for school leaders, this book, Equity Audits for Teachers: Creating Equitable...

This volume builds a conceptual basis for assessment promoting learning in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) classrooms and proposes practical assessment approaches and activities that CLIL teachers can apply in the classroom. CLIL as an...

This book examines the history of standardized testing in Ontario leading to the current context and its impact on racialized identities, particularly on Grade 3 students, parents, and educators. Using a theoretical argument supplemented with statistical...

The Complete Guide to RTI offers a toolbox of strategies, techniques, checklists, etc, as well as technology and print resources, for introducing RTI to educators. Readers gain sufficient foundational and theoretical understanding with regard to why RTI...

This book explores meaningful and effective use of student voice in urban school renewal efforts through strategies that include: surveys, interviews, focus groups, visual and video projects, social media, and student participation in governance...

What goals should be addressed by educational programs? What priorities should be assigned to the different goals? What funds should be allocated to each goal? How can quality services be maintained with declining school enrollments and shrinking...

While Research on the effectiveness of electronic portfolios for assessment and accreditation is emerging, many who are now using, or who are beginning to use, electronic portfolios are looking to justify the cost and effort involved. The purposes of...

When George Bernard Shaw wrote his play, Pygmalion, he could hardly have foreseen the use of the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy in debates about standardized testing in schools. Still less could he have foreseen that the validity of the concept...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798868930676Author Gowri M VemuriFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Math-Knots LLCPublisher Math-Knots LLCWeight(grams) 1352g

Ingrained for many years in the science of educational assessment were a large number of "truths" about how to make sense out of testing results, artful wisdoms that appear to have held away largely by force of habit alone. Practitioners and...

Promoting high standards in education while striving for equal opportunities under the budget constraints - these are the new global objectives of education systems. This book brings together research-based evidence on the effectiveness of major...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636202044Author Michael SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Math NotionPublisher Math NotionWeight(grams) 708g

In an age that dictates accountability and verifiability of educational programs, institutions of higher education are called on to justify their programs. To meet these demands, there is a need for improved methods for the evaluation of teacher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401572613Author Robert K. GableFormat PaperbackPage Count 199Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 323g

This book consists of 13 papers developed by participants in the ICME 13 Topic Study Group 40 on Classroom Assessment. The individual papers discuss various aspects of classroom assessment, focusing particularly on formative assessment as assessment for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798215598887Author Daniel CovingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Daniel CovingtonPublisher Daniel CovingtonWeight(grams) 395g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401167598Author Robert O. BrinkerhoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 489g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636202051Author Michael SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Math NotionPublisher Math NotionWeight(grams) 694g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798889865278Author Dr MeenakshiFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 281g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798215042267Author Olivier RebiereFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Cristina RebierePublisher Cristina RebiereWeight(grams) 95g

This book addresses problems and challenges that face educational measurement at a time when multipurpose usage of observational data from educational assessments, tests and international surveys has become a growing global trend. While the construction...

This open access book presents a person-centered exploration of student profiles, using variables related to motivation to do school mathematics derived from the IEA's Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data. Statistical...

Bernard R. Gifford In the United States, the standardized test has become one of the major sources of information for reducing uncertainty in the determination of individual merit and in the allocation of merit-based educational, training, and employment...

Attempting fonnally to evaluate something involves the evaluator coming to grips with a number of abstract concepts such as value, merit, worth, growth, criteria, standards, objectives, needs, nonns, client, audience, validity, reliability, objectivity,...

This book discusses Hong Kong's use of onscreen marking (OSM) in public examinations. Given that Hong Kong leads the way in OSM innovation, this book has arisen from a recognised need to provide a comprehensive, coherent account of the findings of...