Taking Ownership of Accreditation: Assessment Processes That Promote Institutional Improvement and Faculty Engagement
ISBN: 9781579221768 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book demonstrates how a participatory approach to assessment and accreditation in their new forms creates a synergy for learner-centered education.
It is a guide to approaching the accreditation process from a campus-wide perspective of ownership--illustrated by rich descriptions of how faculty, students, and administrators at California State University Monterey Bay engaged with and successfully focused their accreditation processes on the improvement of their practices. The approach that the authors describe was driven by a commitment to go beyond satisfying the... This book demonstrates how a participatory approach to assessment and accreditation in their new forms creates a synergy for learner-centered educatio...
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136,23 zł |
Thirteen Strategies to Measure College Teaching: A Consumer's Guide to Rating Scale Construction, Assessment, and Decision-Making for Faculty, Adminis
ISBN: 9781579221935 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. * Student evaluations of college teachers: perhaps the most contentious issue on campus * This book offers a more balanced approach * Evaluation affects pay, promotion and tenure, so of intense interest to all faculty * Major academic marketing and publicity * Combines original research with Berk's signature wacky humor To many college professors the words -student evaluations- trigger mental images of the shower scene from Psycho, with those bloodcurdling screams. They're thinking: -Why not just whack me now, rather than wait to see those ratings again.- * Student evaluations of college teachers: perhaps the most contentious issue on campus
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136,23 zł |
The Relevance of Executive MBA Programs: Student Expectations and Satisfaction
ISBN: 9781581120394 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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147,49 zł |
Addressing the Achievement Gap: Findings and Applications (PB)
ISBN: 9781593114510 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The chapters included in this book were commissioned to serve as the background for the national invitational conferencesponsored by the LSS at Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education (CRHDE). The conferenceand the publication of the conference proceedings were supported by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of theU. S. Department of Education. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the positions of the supporting agencies andno official endorsement should be inferred.
The chapters included in this book were commissioned to serve as the background for the national invitational conferencesponsored by the LSS at Temple...
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316,24 zł |
Alternative Assessments with Gifted and Talented Students: With Gifted and Talented Students
ISBN: 9781593632984 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students" provides a concise and thorough introduction to methods for identifying gifted students in the school setting.
Including overviews of assessment tools and alternative methods of assessment, as well as pertinent discussions concerning the need to identify gifted and talented students, this book combines research and experience from top scholars in the field of gifted education in a convenient guide for teachers, administrators, and gifted education program directors. Topics covered include the need for nonverbal testing with... "Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students" provides a concise and thorough introduction to methods for identifying gifted students in...
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151,37 zł |
The Effective Induction of Newly Qualified Primary Teachers: An Induction Tutor's Handbook
ISBN: 9781853466847 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This INSET handbook offers induction tutors, head teachers and LEA advisers practical and up-to-date guidance on the statutory programmes of support, monitoring and assessment for newly qualified teachers (NQTs).
This INSET handbook offers induction tutors, head teachers and LEA advisers practical and up-to-date guidance on the statutory programmes of support, ...
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161,47 zł |
Evaluating Faculty Performance
ISBN: 9781933371047 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by experts in teaching and administration, this guide offers practical, research-based information for faculty members and administrators in search of new approaches for assessing and improving faculty potential. By recognizing that faculty evaluation can be a difficult, time-consuming, and costly process, the authors of Evaluating Faculty Performance have distilled existing evaluation practices into useful recommendations for strengthening the overall system.
Offering numerous suggestions for improving evaluation methods, assessing program weaknesses, and avoiding common... Written by experts in teaching and administration, this guide offers practical, research-based information for faculty members and administrators in s...
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185,90 zł |
Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System: A Guide to Designing, Building, and Operating Large-Scale Faculty Evaluation Systems
ISBN: 9781933371115 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This handbook provides a systematic, proven approach for developing a fair and consistent faculty evaluation system that can be adapted to the unique values, needs, missions, traditions, and overall culture of any institution. Based on thirty-six years of research and experience building and operating large-scale faculty evaluation systems and consulting to thousands of college and university personnel, the author has established an eight-step process for building a comprehensive evaluation system. These steps include
This handbook provides a systematic, proven approach for developing a fair and consistent faculty evaluation system that can be adapted to the unique ...
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282,40 zł |
Giving Knowledge for Free : The Emergence of Open Educational Resources
ISBN: 9789264031746 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Learning resources are often considered key intellectual property in a competitive higher education world. However, more and more institutions and individuals are sharing their digital learning resources over the Internet, openly and for free, as open educational resources (OER). This study, building on previous OECD work on e-learning, asks why this is happening, who is involved, and what the most important implications of this development are. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the rapidly changing phenomenon of open educational resources and the challenges it poses for higher... Learning resources are often considered key intellectual property in a competitive higher education world. However, more and more institutions and ... |
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124,96 zł |
Monolingual Americans: Why We Can't Learn Foreign Languages
ISBN: 9780595473885 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a critical examination of the failure of the current foreign-language teaching model in the United States, based primarily on the author's first-hand experience as a language learner and teacher, and secondarily on interdisciplinary research. The target audience includes virtually anyone interested in the teaching or learning of foreign languages. The need for this book has never been greater. Virtually every day we see on TV, in magazines, on the Internet, or even in academia, ads for quick and easy foreign language proficiency. This false advertising serves only to mask our...
This book is a critical examination of the failure of the current foreign-language teaching model in the United States, based primarily on the author'...
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68,17 zł |
Corporate Training for Effective Performance
ISBN: 9780792395997 / Angielski / Twarda / 267 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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 fundamental expertise on which trainers can build. The contributions to the book differ in the degree to which they are related to performance issues, but all chapters underline the necessity of thinking from the perspective of effective performance.
Corporate training and effective performance have become major issues in the 1980s and '90s. Reviews of the training research literature show that, pa...
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388,20 zł |
Designing & Assessing Educational Objectives: Applying the New Taxonomy
ISBN: 9781412940344 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Educators across grade levels and content areas can apply the concepts of Marzano's New Taxonomy to turn standards into concrete objectives and assessments to measure student learning.
Educators across grade levels and content areas can apply the concepts of Marzano's New Taxonomy to turn standards into concrete objectives and assess...
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338,17 zł |
Stock Market Bubbles - Explanation, evaluation and effects of recent bubbles with a discussion
ISBN: 9783836413015 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Speculative bubbles have accounted for some of the most interesting periods in financial market history. The phenomenon of speculative bubbles attracted attention of many researchers. Bubbels are widely seen as the
cumulation of political, sociological and psychological factors. Indeed a study of the determinants of bubbles delves into branches of behavioural finance and the efficient market theory. Having in mind that bubbles put massive pressure on countries or in some cases the world economy it leads to the question in how far Central Banks can avoid bubbles or cushion them with their... Speculative bubbles have accounted for some of the most interesting periods in financial market history. The phenomenon of speculative bubbles attract...
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Teacher Dispositions: Envisioning Their Role in Education
ISBN: 9781578865826 / Angielski / Twarda / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Teacher Dispositions: Envisioning Their Role in Education, Kim E. Koeppen and Judith Davison-Jenkins document their journey in developing and implementing assessment tools designed to reinforce and encourage teacher dispositions that support effective teaching and learning. This book which contains insights from a variety of teacher candidates and inservice teachers will spark dialogue surrounding not only what constitutes teacher dispositions, but also how and whether to assess them. Educators at all levels will find this book of interest as this new phenomenon begins to influence the...
In Teacher Dispositions: Envisioning Their Role in Education, Kim E. Koeppen and Judith Davison-Jenkins document their journey in developing and imple...
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355,97 zł |
Models for Evaluating Scientific Research
ISBN: 9783639006766 / Angielski / Miękka / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Due to its very nature, the evaluation of research permeates nearly every aspect of the work of researchers. They evaluate the work of others or have their own work evaluated. They evaluate hypotheses that come to mind, the previous literature, the quality of data, the explanatory power of theories, or the design of experiments or instruments. However, deciding when someone is or has become a first-rate or world-class researcher is an evaluation at a somewhat different level. It is a complex synthesis of judgments about how well the researcher does each of the constitutive types of...
Due to its very nature, the evaluation of research permeates nearly every aspect of the work of researchers. They evaluate the work of others or have ...
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408,37 zł |
Unlocking Assessment: Understanding for Reflection and Application
ISBN: 9780415453134 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Assessment is inextricably linked with learning and teaching, and its profile in British schools has never been higher. Recently the value and importance of formative assessment in supporting learning and teaching has also become widely recognised.
Although assessment is a prime concern of anyone involved in education it remains a highly complex field where much controversy and misunderstanding abounds. This book explores the values, principles, research and theories that underpin our understanding and practice of assessment. It also provides practical suggestions and examples, and... Assessment is inextricably linked with learning and teaching, and its profile in British schools has never been higher. Recently the value and importa...
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Tackling Under-Performance in Teachers
ISBN: 9780415304276 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All headteachers will be faced with a member of staff who is under performing at some stage in their career, but knowing how to deal with the problem to everyone's benefit is not always easy. Through the use of case studies the expert authors examine ways under-performance can be handled in a range of circumstances. Clear guidance is given on procedures that should be followed to ensure actions are within a legal framework and within current directives on performance management. Key sections include: All headteachers will be faced with a member of staff who is under performing at some stage in their career, but knowing how to deal with the probl... |
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A Practical Guide to Staff Development and Appraisal in Schools
ISBN: 9780749417802 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Appraisal is a key issue in schools, but in order for it to be truly effective, it has to be linked to school development plans and staff development policies, rather than just a fulfillment of a requirement.This guide contains an overview of existing successful appraisal practices and practical suggestions for both those managing and undertaking appraisal. In recent years there have been major changes to appraisal in schools and this book takes the most up-to-date policies into account.
Appraisal is a key issue in schools, but in order for it to be truly effective, it has to be linked to school development plans and staff development ...
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161,27 zł |
An Inspector Calls: OFSTED and Its Effect on School Standards
ISBN: 9780749430535 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The UK government's education policy is based on the setting of targets, yet the fear and loathing that an Ofsted inspection can generate is widely known. This text critically assesses the role, impact and effect of the inspection body and dissects its usefulness.
The UK government's education policy is based on the setting of targets, yet the fear and loathing that an Ofsted inspection can generate is widely kn...
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237,17 zł |
Computer-Assisted Assessment of Students
ISBN: 9780749430351 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Assessment is widely recognized as an integral part of learning for students at all levels; it can also be the bane of a teacher's or lecturer's life. Evolving information and communications technology now offers ways of reducing the burden of assessment work and giving feedback without losing the developmental benefits for students of assessment. This book draws on a range of expertise to share good practice and explore new ways of using appropriate technologies in assessment. It provides both a strategic overview and pragmatic proposals for the use of computers in assessment. Contents...
Assessment is widely recognized as an integral part of learning for students at all levels; it can also be the bane of a teacher's or lecturer's life....
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201,84 zł |