Evaluation category: 669 books
by Paul E Newton, Stuart D Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
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Validity is the hallmark of quality for educational and psychological measurement. But what does quality mean in this context? And to what, exactly, does the concept of validity apply? These apparently innocuous...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Although anecdotal reports of loss of once-acquired reading ability was noticed in the individuals who had sustained brain damage as early as the year AD. 30, systematic enquires of alexia were not undertaken until the latter part of the nineteenth century. The two anatomo-pathological studies carried...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
A critical issue in higher education is the effective implementation of assessment with the core purpose of promoting productive student learning. This edited collection provides a state-of-the-art discussion of recent, cutting-edge work into assessment for learning in higher education. It introduces...
Assessment
Case Studies, Experience and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
The fourth volume in this series deals with one of the ubiquitous higher and further education subjects. With a practice-based approach, the text avoids being overly academic and instead uses a case study format to detail a wide range of approaches to assessment.
by Todd Stanley
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Performance-based assessments allow classroom teachers an alternative to traditional multiple-choice tests. We often use fill-in-the bubble assessments in education to determine the readiness of students. However, in the 21st-century workplace, these types of tests fail to truly prepare students....
Assessment in Science
A Guide to Professional Development and Classroom Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2011
Assessment in Science combines professional development and classroom practice in a single volume. The pragmatic nature of the book makes it a valuable resource for administrators and staff developers interested in designing professional development programs, and for science teachers looking for techniques...
First in the World
Community Colleges and America's Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
From his unique vantage point as President and CEO of the Association of Community College Trustees, J. Noah Brown writes about the intersection between community colleges and America’s need to regain economic momentum and its position as first in the world with respect to college attainment. By...
Innovative Strategies for Accelerated Human Resources Development in South Asia
Student Assessment and Examination: Special Focus on Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Assessment of student learning outcomes (ASLO) is one of the key activities in teaching and learning. It serves as the source of information in determining the quality of education at the classroom and national levels. Results from any assessment have an influence on decision making, on policy development...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Student feedback has appeared in the forefront of higher education quality, particularly the issues of effectiveness and the use of student feedback to affect improvement in higher education teaching and learning, and other areas of the students’ tertiary experience. Despite this, there has been...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
The true success of a nation can be measured by its ability to create, disseminate, and utilize knowledge through education. A quality education instills in students the capability to add value to the economy through his or her skills, to participate in society, and to improve the overall wellness of...
Grading Student Achievement in Higher Education
Signals and Shortcomings
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2007
A lot hangs on the summative grades that students are given. A good degree opens doors which otherwise might remain closed. Yet, as higher education is now a mass rather than an elite system, what is expected of its graduates is different from the expectations of previous generations. Students are...
On Grades and Grading
Supporting Student Learning through a More Transparent and Purposeful Use of Grades
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Too often teachers and schools operate with grading systems that are vestiges of an antiquated educational model with little fresh thinking as to how grades affect student learning. In On Grades and Grading, Timothy Quinn addresses this problem head on, offering an in-depth and nuanced analysis of...
by Dr. Damian Murchan, Dr. Gerry Shiel
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
All teachers are responsible for assessing the children they teach and the outcomes of any assessment are important for individual learners and the wider school.
This book is your one-stop-shop for understanding assessment in schools. It covers formative and summative approaches used across...
The Essentials of Social Studies, Grades K-8
Effective Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Priorities in Practice)
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
In today's climate of accountability and high-stakes testing, many U.S. schools are choosing to focus on the three Rs to the exclusion of other subjects, including social studies. Yet it is more crucial than ever for schools to foster the qualities that will enable students to actively participate...