Evaluation & Assessment

What is assessment literacy? It's a handful of fundamental understandings about the testing concepts and procedures that influence educational decisions. And it just might be the most cost-effective means of real school improvement.With characteristic...

In recent decades, the science of reading acquisition has been advancing through interdisciplinary research in cognitive, psycholinguistic, developmental, genetic, neuroscience, cross-language, and experimental comparison studies of effective instruction...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803902371Author Lev AdiFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Angelica S. DavisPublisher Angelica S. DavisWeight(grams) 254g

Mark Paige takes an in-depth look at the interaction of Value Added Models (VAMs) and the law of teacher evaluation. It notes that the hasty adoption of VAMs in evaluation and employment law actually complicates efforts to improve teacher quality,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950573721Author Ritvik PothapragadaFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Math-Knots LLCPublisher Math-Knots LLCWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Teachers stand at the intersection of educational goals, directing students down the road to success or to the byways of diminished opportunities. They are the most important school variable effecting student achievement. Consequently, placing and...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647585488Author HowexpertFormat HardbackPage Count 44Imprint HowexpertPublisher HowexpertWeight(grams) 177g

Diversity High offers special insight into school change and social transition in racially divided communities. It underlines the obvious notion that change is difficult and confirms that leadership in an academic environment matters in changing schools...

The single greatest authority on student learning is the student doing the learning—but the right structures must be in place for students' voices to be clearly heard and truly valued.Conventional formative and summative assessment are most often...

Produced by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), one of the nation's foremost educational research and training organizations, An Education Research Primer gives educators a basic understanding of educational research, its guiding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781387102259Author Prof Ushma ValaFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint 978-1-387-10225-9Publisher 978-1-387-10225-9Weight(grams) 277g

It's time to move our assessment practices from the 1950s to the century we're living in. It's time to invest in our teachers and local school leaders instead of in more tests. It's time to help all students understand how to unleash their strengths and...

What's the best way to ensure that grading policies are fair, accurate, and consistent across classrooms? How can schools transition to a grading system that better reflects what students are actually learning? Tim R. Westerberg makes this journey easier...

How do you know if students are with you at the beginning, middle, and end of a lesson? Can formative assessment offer a key to better teaching and learning during instruction? What if you could blend different formative assessment moves in your...

Grading systems often reward on-time task completion and penalize disorganization and bad behavior. Despite our best intentions, grades seem to reflect student compliance more than student learning and engagement. In the process, we inadvertently subvert...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013276385Author Bernard P VeldkampFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

Literacy Assessment and Instructional Strategies prepares literacy educators to conduct reading and writing assessments and develop appropriate corrective literacy strategies for use with their years 1 - 6 students. Connecting Common Core Literacy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781464807909Author Xiaoyan LiangFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint World Bank PublicationsPublisher World Bank Publications

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Designing and Conducting Your First Interview Project Using a clear, easily followed approach, Designing and Conducting Your First Interview Project helps anyone new to the process develop the skills to conduct the most essential part of social research...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993803512Author Keith KennedyFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Neutrino PublishingPublisher Neutrino PublishingWeight(grams) 186g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692389591Author Joanne McEachenFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint JoannePublisher JoanneWeight(grams) 104gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 3mm

This work explores the historical, conceptual, theoretical and practical dimensions of school-based assessment (SBA) in a public examination. In part 1, Griffith offers the history and context for the exploration of the issues of SBA in a public...

All teachers are responsible for assessing the children they teach, and the outcomes of any assessment are important for individual learners, schools and wider education systems. Designed as a pragmatic guide for new teachers and those training to...

All teachers are responsible for assessing the children they teach, and the outcomes of any assessment are important for individual learners, schools and wider education systems. Designed as a pragmatic guide for new teachers and those training to...

In Grading Justice: Teacher-Activist Approaches to Assessment, new and seasoned teachers explore socially-just approaches of assessment, including practices aimed at resisting and undoing grading and assessment altogether, to create more democratic...

How do teachers develop their understanding of the foundation principles of assessment , stay up to date with the latest classroom approaches and have the confidence to evaluate and question the effectiveness of new methods? This professional resource...

Every three years the world awaits the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment or PISA, the rankings of school systems overseen by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Nations around the world look...

In life, most of us are given second chances. Why should school be any different? A growing body of evidence suggests that many traditional grading practices are not only ineffective; they are also potentially harmful to students. Effective Grading...

The book is intended to serve as a valuable resource/strategy for assessing and evaluating learning during the pandemic but will continue to be of primary help to students and teachers after the pandemic reaches its end.Book InformationISBN...

The book is intended to serve as a valuable resource/strategy for assessing and evaluating learning during the pandemic but will continue to be of primary help to students and teachers after the pandemic reaches its end.Book InformationISBN...

This is the story of one school's successful journey to a 'life after levels'. Together, the Headteacher and staff at one successful school took on the challenge: Where do we begin? What is the best assessment system for our school and our...

What if excellent teaching were guaranteed in every classroom? This is a guide for anyone who is serious about making that possibility a reality. The Total Quality Management (TQM) movement is rapidly taking hold in the educational system, but so far it...

This book addresses a problem that affects the work of all educators: how traditional methods of assessment undermine the capacity of schools to serve students with diverse cultural and social backgrounds and identities. Anchored in a common-sense notion...

WJ IV Clinical Use and Interpretation: Scientist-Practitioner Perspectives provides clinical use and interpretive information for clinical practitioners using the Woodcock-Johnson, Fourth Edition (WJ IV). The book discusses how the cognitive,...

Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II summarizes information on adaptive behavior and skills as well as general issues in adaptive behavior assessment with the goal of promoting sound assessment practice during uses, interpretations, and applications of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833052506Author Laura S. HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint RANDPublisher RAND

European higher education institutions are facing in these last years a number of relevant political and social changes that have asked for more transparency, accountability, comparability and legitimacy of degrees. In light of these new challenges, the...

This volume provides a detailed account of the practical use of Assessment for Learning (AfL) in primary language classrooms. It gives an in-depth account of the ways in which eight experienced primary language teachers incorporated this type of...