Evaluation category: 669 books
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Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
English-medium universities around the world face real challenges in ensuring that incoming students have the language and literacy skills they need to cope with the demands of their degree programmes. One response has been a variety of institutional initiatives to assess students after admission,...
by Robert A. Hanneman, Augustine J. Kposowa, Mark D. Riddle
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
A core statistics text that emphasizes logical inquiry, not math
Basic Statistics for Social Research teaches core general statistical concepts and methods that all social science majors must master to understand (and do) social research. Its use of mathematics and theory are deliberately limited,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
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 a better understanding of the subject and providing...
by Carolyn A. Babione
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Teacher inquiry helps improve educational outcomes
Practitioner Teacher Inquiry and Research explores the concept and importance of the teacher practitioner, and prepares students in teacher education courses and programs to conduct research in the classroom. Author Carolyn Babione has extensive...
Changing the Grade
A Step-by-Step Guide to Grading for Student Growth
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017
Many educators agree that the 100-point grading model is not always a reliable way to evaluate student learning. But is there another way to more accurately and equitably grade students and provide high-quality information to parents while fostering student learning? If so, why haven't school districts...
Innovative Assessment for the 21st Century
Supporting Educational Needs
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2010
In today’s rapidly changing and information-rich world, students are not acquiring adequate knowledge and skills to prepare them for careers in mathematics, science, and technology with the traditional approach to assessment and instruction. New competencies (e.g., information communication and...
Restorative Assessment
Strength-Based Practices That Support All Learners
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Encourage achievement with assessments that promote growth—for every student!
When you make restorative assessment part of your classroom culture, students feel safe, ready for challenges, and eager to showcase their strengths whenever they have the chance. Unlike ordinary testing, restorative...
Peer Assessment that Works
A Guide for Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
In the real world a lot of activities require people to work in groups. Consciously or unconsciously each member assesses other members using their own predetermined criteria. Recognizing the significance of such assessment this book presents tried and tested ways of peer assessment that provide students...
by Stephen Morrison
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2016
It’s no secret that my first fiction book, No. 1, is a bit of an enigma. Anyone who sets out to read it may be perplexed or perhaps even annoyed. It’s an odd book, but something I couldn’t help myself to write. I loved writing it. And I still think it’s a great book, something I find myself...
WJ IV Clinical Use and Interpretation
Scientist-Practitioner Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2016
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, achievement, and oral language batteries are organized,...
Collaborative Common Assessments
Teamwork. Instruction. Results.
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2016
Reignite the passion and energy assessment practices bring as tools to guide teaching and learning. Strengthen instructional agility in professional learning communities with collaborative common assessments that collect vital information and consider all levels of the organization. Explore the practical...
Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education
Teaching for Leadership, Innovation, and Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
In the era of the 21st century knowledge society, higher education can play an important role as a driver for innovation, leadership and creativity, as it helps develop not only well informed and knowledgeable citizens but also responsible and creative individuals. The challenges of globalization,...
Thinking Beyond the Test
Strategies for Re-Introducing Higher-Level Thinking Skills
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
In the wake of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and the use of high-stakes testing, the emphasis in schools has been on drill and practice for the test. Genuine understanding and critical thinking have been increasingly shortchanged. As a result, students have fewer opportunities to advance...
Ways of Assessing Children and Curriculum
Stories of Early Childhood Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This text is a response to the increasingly widespread practice of administering standardised tests to preschool and primary-grade children. As Celia Genishi points out, such traditional tests are often misused and fail to measure many significant aspects of children’s growth and learning. Here...