This book aims to clarify the 'big picture' of monitoring and assessment. It takes on the whole canvass from marking to public examinations and aims to make ......
This book examines the status of public education in North America and exposes many of the absurd instructional practices found in all-too-many schools. Writ......
One of the areas of study students find most difficult to master--and are most fearful of--is math. Yet the core math skills acquired in the first four years......
The core math and reading skills acquired in the first four years of school form the foundation of all future academic success. And, like every good parent, ......
The core math and reading skills acquired in the first four years of school form the foundation of all future academic success. And, like every good parent, ......
The core math and reading skills acquired in the first four years of school form the foundation of all future academic success. And, like every good parent, ......
Written by a leading authority on the subject, this book demystifies standardized tests for parents and arms them with the knowledge they need to help their ......
This book raises controversial questions about current uses of assessment and provides a framework for understanding them. It will be of great interest to te......
Assessment is a prime concern for everyone involved with education. Unlocking Assessment explores the values, principles, research and theories that underpin......
There is increasing pressure on students training to be secondary teachers to develop their subject expertise and classroom competence in a short space of ti......
Ruth Dann explores the complex interactions between pupil learning and educational assessment. The author emphasises assessment as a factor in the learning p......
The measurement models employed to score tests have been evolving over the past century from those that focus on the entire test (true score theory) to model......
With the current push toward educational reform, there is great potential for innovation and change, particularly in large scale testing. One area where chan......
Written in a user-friendly, jargon-free style, this text provides the reader with points of growth or change in the field of assessment. Each chapter in the ......
'Education for All', supported by the international community, emphasizes the importance of learning quality. This book focuses on the use of assessment to m......
The National Assessments of Educational Achievement Series introduces readers to key concepts and issues related to assessments of student achievement levels......
What are students learning? Throughout the world, governments striving to improve educational quality are turning to national assessments to provide this muc......
Details a five-step process to create a positive climate for school restructuring by conducting collaborative action research, shows eight ways to gather val......
Teacher evaluation--a term that brings fear, anticipation, stress, anxiety, or even boredom to the hearts of teachers and administrators everywhere. How can ......
How do you reshape the local curriculum to incorporate local, state, and national standards? Succeeding with Standards: Linking Curriculum, Assessment, and A......