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  • Changing the Status Quo

    Courage to Challenge the Education System

    Have you ever wondered where the ever expanding layers of bureaucracy are taking us in the field of education? This book challenges us to think carefully about this question. The status quo in education consists of policies, practices, and power structures impacting the way we teach, and prevent students from learning in meaningful and significant ways. Assessment techniques drive our teaching ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count

    “[Nisbett] weighs in forcefully and articulately . . . [using] a thoroughly appealing style to engage . . . throughout.”—Publishers WeeklyWho are smarter, Asians or Westerners? Are there genetic explanations for group differences in test scores? From the damning research of The Bell Curve to the more recent controversy surrounding geneticist James Watson’s statements, one factor has been ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Reading Success in the Primary Years

    An Evidence-Based Interdisciplinary Approach to Guide Assessment and Intervention

    This open access book describes the Reading Success project, in which a 5-step, assessment-to- intervention process, based on the Simple View of Reading, was used within a primary school setting in Australia to better support those students who struggle with reading. It provides an easily accessible overview of each step of the process involved in implementing this approach and highlights the ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Formative Assessment

    Formative assessment has recently become a focus of renewed research as state and federal policy-makers realize that summative assessments have reached a point of diminishing returns as a tool for increasing student achievement. Consequently, supporters of large-scale testing programs are now beginning to consider the potential of formative assessments to improve student achievement. The mission ... Read more

    $150.99 USD

  • Cambridge IGCSE™ Maths Student’s Book (Collins Cambridge IGCSE™)

    by Chris Pearce ...
    Series series Collins Cambridge IGCSE™
    Collins Cambridge IGCSE® Maths Student’s Book – Third Edition provides in-depth coverage of every aspect of the latest Cambridge IGCSE and IGCSE (9-1) Mathematics (0580/0980) syllabuses, for examination from 2020. The resource covers the Core and Extended curriculum.Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationFirst teaching: 2018 First examination: June 2020Support and challenge ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Designing Effective Feedback Processes in Higher Education

    A Learning-Focused Approach

    Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on student achievement, yet it is difficult to implement productively within the constraints of a mass higher education system. Designing Effective Feedback Processes in Higher Education: A Learning-Focused Approach addresses the challenges of developing effective feedback processes in higher education, combining theory and practice to equip and ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking: Grades 3-5

    The ultimate guide to helping your child succeed on tests both now and as they grow up, with practical strategies and examples, comprehensive subject reviews, practice exams and explanations, and much more!All parents want their children to be as successful as possible and to reach their fullest potential, and, in today’s education climate, test-taking is more important to a student’s success and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Assessment Myths

    Applying Second Language Research to Classroom Teaching

    This volume was conceived as a "best practices" resource for assessment in the way that Vocabulary Myths by Keith S. Folse is one for reading and vocabulary teachers. Like others in the Myths series, this book combines research with good pedagogical practices.The book opens with an introduction that reviews many key assessment terms and concepts.The myths examined in this book are:Assessment is ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • How to Create and Use Rubrics for Formative Assessment and Grading

    What is a rubric? A rubric is a coherent set of criteria for student work that describes levels of performance quality. Sounds simple enough, right? Unfortunately, rubrics are commonly misunderstood and misused.The good news is that when rubrics are created and used correctly, they are strong tools that support and enhance classroom instruction and student learning. In this comprehensive guide, ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Designing Middle and High School Instruction and Assessment

    Using the Cognitive Domain

    "This is the only book that takes a step-by-step approach to student assessment at the middle and secondary school levels. This book is a unique contribution to the field of evaluation and assessment."—John Hoyle, Professor of Educational AdministrationTexas A&M UniversityCreate objectives and assessments that tap into all levels of Bloom′s Taxonomy!While today′s curriculum is largely driven by ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Technology and Assessment

    The Tale of Two Interpretations

    Edited by Michael Russell ...
    Series series Research, Innovation & Methods in Educational Technology
    Together, the words technology and assess-ment have different meaning for different people. Those who work with educational or instructional technology take these words to mean assessing the impacts of technology on teaching and learning. Test developers and psychometricians, however, consider ways in which computer-based technologies can be used to enhance current approaches to student assessment ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Role Reversal

    Achieving Uncommonly Excellent Results in the Student-Centered Classroom

    by Mark Barnes ...
    Want to make your students more responsible for their own learning? Want to create an academic environment in which students thrive and develop a genuine thirst for knowledge? Want to improve your students' standardized test results but avoid a "teach-to-the-test" mentality that throttles creativity and freedom?In this book, Mark Barnes introduces and outlines the Results Only Learning Environment ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Pisa como excusa. Repensar la evaluación para cambiar la enseñanza

    Series Book 24 - CRITICA Y FUNDAMENTOS
    PISA como excusa para favorecer cambios. Los efectos de la evaluación sobre el alumnado y el profesorado; una guía para analizar y modificar actividades de evaluación y enseñanza, y ejemplos reales de cómo llevar a cabo dicho análisis. ... Read more

    $25.08 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents

    by Sara Whitcomb ...
    Generally recognized as the standard work in its field, Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents is a comprehensive guide for conducting conceptually sound, culturally responsive, and ecologically oriented assessments of students’ social and emotional behavior. Written for graduate students, practitioners, and researchers in the fields of school psychology, child ... Read more

    $105.99 USD

  • Fetal Medicine for the MRCOG and Beyond

    Series series Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Beyond
    A solid understanding of fetal medicine is essential for the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. This comprehensive book, which has been extensively updated to reflect current clinical practice and developments in the field since publication of the original edition, provides a thorough overview of fetal medicine, covering: screening for chromosomal abnormalities; prenatal diagnostic techniques ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Improving Testing For English Language Learners

    More than any book to date, this one provides a comprehensive approach to designing, building, implementing and interpreting test results that validly measure the academic achievement of English language learners. It scaffolds the entire process of test development and implementation and discusses essential intervention points. The book provides the type of evidence-based guidance called for in ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Handbook of Reading Assessment

    A One-Stop Resource for Prospective and Practicing Educators

    The Handbook of Reading Assessment, Second Edition, covers the wide range of reading assessments educators must be able to use and understand to effectively assess and instruct their students. Comprehensive and filled with numerous authentic examples, the text addresses informal classroom based assessment, progress monitoring, individual norm-referenced assessment, and group norm-referenced or ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Using RTI for School Improvement

    Raising Every Student’s Achievement Scores

    "Does a good job of addressing the issues and challenges I have experienced during my career as teacher, staff developer, and administrator. The authors seek to inform and establish understanding."—Susan N. Imamura, Retired PrincipalHawaii State Department of Education"Shores and Chester offer clear instructions and sage advice that will fast-forward the widespread adoption of RTI, ultimately ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards-Based Grading

    "The book combines research, critical issues, and creative solutions in a concise and easy-to-read manner. While there is little doubt that educators today face a myriad of critical issues, this book allows educators to believe that they can be agents of change for students and for the profession."—Sammie Novack, Vice PrincipalCurran Middle School Bakersfield, CAImplement standards-based grading ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • WAIS-IV, WMS-IV, and ACS

    Advanced Clinical Interpretation

    This book provides users of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV) with information on applying the WAIS-IV, including additional indexes and information regarding use in special populations for advanced clinical use and interpretation. The book offers sophisticated users of the WAIS-IV and Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-IV) guidelines on how to enhance the clinical applicability of these ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • How to Assess Authentic Learning

    "Burke has challenged teachers everywhere to raise their standards and design classroom assessments that show evidence of understanding and performance on complex tasks. The expert examples in this book provide teachers with a complete road map so that assessment is truly at the heart of instruction."—Diane Ray, Assistant Director for Teacher Leader DevelopmentProfessional Association of Georgia ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap

    How to Measure Equity in Our Schools

    "Dr. Johnson′s work provides both the philosophical and practical blueprint for transforming public schools into the learning communities we want and need. Leaders will find the book to be the most useful document to guide and inform their efforts to close the gap and maximize learning for all students."Joseph Burke, Superintendent of SchoolsSpringfield Public SchoolsSpringfield, MA"If the goal of ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • The College Instructor's Guide to Writing Test Items

    Measuring Student Learning

    The College Instructor’s Guide to Writing Test Items: Measuring Student Learning addresses the need for direct and clear guidance on item writing for assessing broad ranges of content in many fields. By focusing on multiple-choice response items, this book provides college instructors the tools to understand, develop, and use assessment activities in classrooms in a way that consistently supports ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Formative Assessment for Secondary Science Teachers

    "This book places students center stage in the discussion of how we know what students know. Using formative assessment to understand student learning is a theme grounded in good teaching and good assessment!"—Jo Topps, Regional DirectorthK–12 Alliance/WestEd"This book incorporates current research and not only provides an explanation of the necessity of formative assessment, but offers a system ... Read more

    $32.99 USD