Evaluation & Assessment

Linda C. Wing and Bernard R. Gifford How should a society committed to the ideas of individual merit, equal opportunity, and the free marketplace allocate scarce educational and employment opportunities? How can that society draw distinctions fairly and...

This book analyses and discusses the recent developments for assessing research quality in the humanities and related fields in the social sciences. Research assessments in the humanities are highly controversial and the evaluation of humanities research...

This open access book provides a comprehensive and informative overview of the current state of research about student perceptions of and student feedback on teaching. After presentation of a new student feedback process model, evidence concerning the...

This particular case study is designed to explore the extent to which a teacher evaluation system is effective. It also addresses the challenge of measuring student achievement gains when the students in question are already at the high end of the scale,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949855166Author Lumos LearningFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Lumos Information Services, LLCPublisher Lumos Information Services, LLCWeight(grams)...

This volume addresses a fundamental and highly debated issue in the evaluation field - the use of evaluation information for decision-making. Chapter authors honor the contributions of Professor Marvin C. Alkin to the evaluation use literature and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781421891873Author Elsie Lincoln BenedictFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint 1st World PublishingPublisher 1st World PublishingWeight(grams) 363g

This particular case study is designed to explore the extent to which a teacher evaluation system is effective. It also addresses the challenge of measuring student achievement gains when the students in question are already at the high end of the scale,...

The book provides a full complement of assessment technologies that enable leaders to measure and evaluate performance using qualitative and quantitative performance indicators and reference points in each of seven areas of organizational performance...

This book details a unique training evaluation approach developed by David J. Basarab, Sr. currently the Manager of Evaluation at Motorola University. This approach was developed in part based on information from his graduate coursework with Dr. Darrell...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997361728Author J BaloghFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Intelliphonics, LLCPublisher Intelliphonics, LLCWeight(grams) 177g

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This book is about the practice of decision making by school principals and about ways to improve this practice by capitalizing on evaluation dimensions. Much has been written on decision making but surprisingly little on decision making in the school...

"James Altschuld, David Kumar, and their chapter authors have produced an upbeat, provocative, visionary, and useful volume on educational evaluation. Of special utility is its grounding in issues and practices relating to evaluations of science and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013276392Author Bernard P VeldkampFormat HardbackPage Count 392Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

Measuring Up revisits vital issues of equity and assessment through the research efforts and insights of many of the nation's most prominent educators and assessment experts. As its most urgent purpose, the publication aims to sensitize readers to the...

We are glad to have the opportunity to work together again in the planning and preparation of this edited volume on the evaluation of corporate training. Our respective professional careers have provided us with experience in this area, both as...

J. T. Sandefur Western Kentucky University American's ability to compete in world markets is eroding. The productivity growth of our competitors outdistances our own. The capacity of our economy to provide a high standard of living for all our people is...

My interest in and appreciation for program evaluation began in the early 1970's when conducting a curriculum development research project at the University of Florida's P. K. Y onge Laboratory School. This interest was sparked when it became apparent...

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 9780982870884Author Test Tutor PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Test Tutor Publishing, LLCPublisher Test Tutor Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)...

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 is an accessible and practical introduction to research that addresses the broadest spectrum of research methodologies of interest to the student or new research, from experimental and survey approaches to program evaluation and ethnography...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780968485743Author Richard Merrick JonesFormat PaperbackImprint Richard JonesPublisher Richard JonesWeight(grams) 431g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780883292471Author Joe GuyFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Iaao PublicationsPublisher Iaao PublicationsWeight(grams) 178g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898381610Author Jeri NowakowskiFormat HardbackPage Count 260Imprint Kluwer Academic PublishersPublisher Kluwer Academic PublishersWeight(grams) 1230g

Decision-Oriented Educational Research considers a form of educational research that is designed to be directly relevant to the current information requirements of those who are shaping educational policy or managing edu cational systems. It was written...

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...

Please glance over the questions that follow and read the answers to those that are of interest. Q: What does this manual do? A: This manual guides the user through designing an evaluation. A: Who can use it? A: Anyone interested or involved in...

Major "paradigm shifts"-replacing one "world view" with another regarding what constitutes appropriate knowledge do not happen over night. Centuries usually intervene in the process. Even minor shifts admitting alternative world views...

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...

Every school district needs a system of sound superintendent performance evaluation. School district superintendents are and must be accountable to their school boards, communities, faculties, and students for delivering effective educational leadership...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780792390794Author Mary F. BerneyFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint SpringerPublisher Springer

The goals and content for this book are derived from three important and ongoing efforts: to advance the institution of education and to promote educational opportunities to children and youth worldwide, to promote effective assessment policies and...

In response to the emerging need to develop teachers as professionals who evaluate their own work, this book presents the foundations of self-evaluation as well as self-evaluation models and tools that are likely to help educational practitioners to...

Bernard R. Gifford and Linda C. Wing Standardized testing has become a ubiquitous feature of American life. As a major source of information for reducing uncertainty in the alJocation of merit based educational, training, and employment opportunities,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645658408Author Vanessa McCarthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint EdcvPublisher EdcvWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 18mm

An insightful look at a major fault in higher education Making Sense of College Grades: Why the Grading System Does Not Work and What Can be Done About It explores the phenomenon of grading in U.S. higher education, and exposes the systemic faults and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416624073Author Susan M. BrookhartFormat PaperbackPage Count 167Imprint Association for Supervision & Curriculum DevelopmentPublisher Association for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803986593Author Riley WadeFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Alexej KristofPublisher Alexej KristofWeight(grams) 254g