Testing & Measurement

Expert guidance on the features of dyslexia and the most effective treatment options Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention allows psychologists, graduate students, reading specialists, and others to quickly acquire the knowledge and skills...

This book outlines the key problems associated with the intersections of assessment, learning and teaching, and presents guiding principles to effective assessment that schools can follow in order to optimise student outcomes.Addressing challenges such...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857289841Author Jean-Marc CastejonFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 590g

Schools are drowning in test data, but many schools do little with test results other than sort students into various categories of proficiency or lack thereof. Some educators feel testing has taken the joy out of teaching. Others believe valuable...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590336908Author R NataFormat HardbackPage Count 195Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 611g

Winning Strategies for Test Taking provides a practical, three-week unit of test taking skills that makes the most efficient use of classroom time and uses commonsense strategies that are engaging for students in Grades 3-8. The authors' fun approach...

The third edition of The Portfolio Connection: Student Work Linked to Standards offers practical advice and reader-friendly strategies for using portfolios to assess students authentically, demonstrate student learning and growth, and help students...

Clustering Standards in Integrated Units presents frameworks and other instruments to aid both seasoned and novice teacher professionals in designing interdisciplinary instruction by: Developing learning activities that are aligned with instructional...

This resource provides teachers with interactive techniques and research-based practices to assist students in learning what they need to succeed in classroom tests as well as the high profile assessments such as the SATs. The book covers preparation for...

A practical guide to using MarzanoAEs Taxonomy of Educational Objectives!A hands-on guidebook to the design and assessment of educational objectives, this comprehensive text is a practical application of MarzanoAEsaThe New Taxonomy of Educational...

Focuses on the content, technology, and skills teachers must master to prepare students to compete in today's global economy. Also explores the kinds of support teachers need from other educators, families, and communities in order to be more effective. ...

Make your school more accountable for student and program performance. Sagor shows you how to: * Exercise your on-site authority * Make a positive impact on teaching and learning * Help yourself and your staff develop problem-solving skills *...

The implementation of a 'high stakes', performace-based assessment system has resulted in financial rewards being granted to those schools demonstrating improved results, while sanctions have been imposed on schools whose academic performance is poor. ...

The CLB/NCLC success was dependent on many factors-outstanding work by leading Canadian scholars; steady commitment of the government and non-governmental stakeholders at the federal, provincial, and local level; and, last but not least, unconditional...

During the evolution of education reform in the nineties, school districts across the United States have struggled to comply with federal requirements. In response to the increasing need for data gathering, disaggregation, and analysis, the authors have...

Assess classroom learning and improve instruction with comfort and ease! Now there is a fresh perspective on assessment that starts from your strengths in the classroom and results in improved instruction and learning. Even the beginner teacher can...

This book will provide teachers and school administrators with: an understanding of the reasons behind their confusion and discomfort by detailing the way that the changing role of schooling and our increasing knowledge about the nature of learning have...

Oral Exams: Preparing For and Passing Candidacy, Qualifying, and Graduate Defenses provides guidance on how to prepare for oral comprehensive and viva voce exams. Topics discussed include the supervisory committee, preparing the seminar, arranging...

Standardised achievement testing is increasingly common in educational and industrial settings. K-12 students take state assessments to comply with federal education laws. Many colleges administer assessments to place incoming students in initial courses...

What can a college admissions officer safely predict about the future of a 17-year-old? Are the best and the brightest students the ones who can check off the most correct boxes on a multiple-choice exam? Or are there better ways of measuring ability and...

Written to commemorate the National Congress on Teacher Education in the United States, this book describes the Congress' deliberations on questions of policy, practice and research regarding teacher preparation.Book InformationISBN 9780803964693Author...

In the course of a day teachers must be prepared to resolve countless contradictions and make many decisions, necessitating excellent `people skills'. The authors use case studies to help teachers develop these skills and to stimulate teachers to make...

The authors have updated this easy-to-read book on the issue of portfolio implementation within current teaching practices as alternative methods of evaluating a student's work.Book InformationISBN 9780761975335Author Donna J. ColeFormat HardbackPage...

The Rosetta Stone of Science is a useful and practical guide to presenting scientific research in the English language. It is written specifically for scientists who would like to improve the effectiveness with which they use the English language and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788188867707Author Jagdish KhubchandaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint PeePee Publishers and Distributors PvtPublisher PeePee Publishers and...

Formerly published by Zephyr PressApply these concrete, practical strategies to help students at all grade levels improve their test scores in all content areas. Using multiple intelligences as a framework, this comprehensive resource offers proven,...

Clustering Standards in Integrated Units presents frameworks and other instruments to aid both seasoned and novice teacher professionals in designing interdisciplinary instruction by: Developing learning activities that are aligned with instructional...

'Real learning is deeply personal. It requires that learners participate meaningfully in the ideas and subjects that they explore as they shape and reshape what they know and want to know. Diane Ronis has written a book that brings coherence and...

"An excellent tool to help teachers address issues related to testing so that those factors do not hinder student success. With an easy format and clear, concise instructions, the book tells not only how but why."-Jolene Dockstader, Middle School English...

"Contains valuable and timely information on how to develop appropriate, authentic, and worthwhile assessments."-Deborah S. Yost, Professor of EducationLa Salle UniversityImprove student achievement on daily assignments, unit assessments, and...

This resource provides teachers with interactive techniques and research-based practices to assist students in learning what they need to succeed in classroom tests as well as the high profile assessments such as the SATs. The book covers preparation for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338284751Author Scholastic Teacher ResourcesFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Scholastic Teaching ResourcesPublisher Scholastic Teaching...

An Age of Accountability highlights the role of test-based accountability as a policy framework in American education from 1970 to 2020. For more than half a century, the quest to hold schools and educators accountable for academic achievement has relied...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060879082Author Lynn F JacobsFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 272g

Contemporary Psychometrics features cutting edge chapters organized in four sections: test theory, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and multivariate analysis.The section on test theory includes topics such as multidimensional item response...

This is the first book to focus on a taken-for-granted but taboo aspect of an examiner's role: assigning a fail grade. The guide is intended to help academic and work-based assessors make good judgements. It explains the reasons why failing is so...

How can teachers use the comprehension strategies put forward in books like Strategies That Work and Mosaic of Thought to help students become not just better readers and thinkers but also better test takers? The four authors of Put Thinking to the Test...

Presenting the proceedings of a conference held at Syracuse University in honor of S.S. Stevens, a pioneer in the scaling of sensory magnitudes and the originator of the method of magnitude estimation, this volume brings together the work of 20...

There has been an increase in awareness (and perhaps occurrence) of individual and organized cheating on tests. Recent reports of widespread problems with state student accountability tests and teacher certification testing have raised questions about...

The chapters in this component of Assessing Media Education are valuable for those who need to know how to develop an assessment plan.Book InformationISBN 9781138164956Author William G. ChristFormat HardbackPage Count 58Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor...