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Assessing Student Performance: Exploring the Purpose and Limits of Testing
ISBN: 9780787950477 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now in paperback
-The most comprehensive and exhaustive treatise available on the imperative to change the ways we test and assess student performance...it will become a major reference work for supporters of student-centered assessment.- --Educational Leadership -A 'must' book for the on-going debate on American school reform.- --Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of Essential Schools What is assessment and how does testing differ from it? Why are performance tests, by themselves, not an adequate system of student... Now in paperback
-The most comprehensive and exhaustive treatise available on the imperative to change the ways we test and assess stude... |
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185,23 zł |
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Standards for Our Schools: How to Set Them, Measure Them, and Reach Them
ISBN: 9780787964283 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -A must read for those seeking high standards for all students. With unusual insight, the authors address the major issues, offering inspirational examples of schools that succeed.- --Jerome T. Murphy, professor and dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education
This timely, tough-minded book shows how American public schools can be saved by instituting high standards for academic achievement. It explains not just what the standards movement is about and why it is important, but also what it will take to bring every student up to high standards, no matter where that student... -A must read for those seeking high standards for all students. With unusual insight, the authors address the major issues, offering inspirational exa...
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136,19 zł |
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The Theory and Practice of Grading Writing: Problems and Possibilities
ISBN: 9780791436707 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explores grading strategies for English composition teachers that are consistent with modern discourse and pedagogical theories.
Explores grading strategies for English composition teachers that are consistent with modern discourse and pedagogical theories.
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139,02 zł |
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Computerized Adaptive Testing: Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9780792364252 / Angielski / Twarda / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Modern computer technology has opened up several new possibilities for optimizing the administration of educational and psychological tests. In computer adaptive testing (CAT), tests are automatically tailored to the proficiency level of the individual examinees. Currently, nearly all large-scale testing programs in the western world are already adaptive or in the process of becoming so. Written by active CAT researchers from Europe and North America, the chapters offer a comprehensive introduction to the latest developments in the theory and practice of CAT. The book can be used both as a...
Modern computer technology has opened up several new possibilities for optimizing the administration of educational and psychological tests. In comput...
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771,08 zł |
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Test Policy and Test Performance: Education, Language, and Culture
ISBN: 9780792390145 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bernard R. Gifford In the United States, the standardized test has become one of the major sources of information for reducing uncertainty in the determination of individual merit and in the allocation of merit-based educational, training, and employment opportunities. Most major institutions of higher education require applicants to supplement their records of academic achievements with scores on standardized tests. Similarly, in the workplace, as a condition of employment or assignment to training programs, more and more employers are requiring prospective employees to sit for standardized...
Bernard R. Gifford In the United States, the standardized test has become one of the major sources of information for reducing uncertainty in the dete...
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771,08 zł |
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Changing Assessments: Alternative Views of Aptitude, Achievement and Instruction
ISBN: 9780792391777 / Angielski / Twarda / 337 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bernard R. Gifford As we edge toward the year 2000, the information age is a reality; the global marketplace is increasingly competitive; and the U.S. labor force is shrinking. Today more than ever, our nation's economic and social well-being hinges on our ability to tap our human resources-to identify talent, to nurture it, and to assess abilities and disabilities in ways that help every individual reach his or her full potential. In pursuing that goal, decision-makers in education, industry, and government are relying increasingly on standardized tests: sets of question- with identical...
Bernard R. Gifford As we edge toward the year 2000, the information age is a reality; the global marketplace is increasingly competitive; and the U.S....
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771,08 zł |
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The Training Evaluation Process: A Practical Approach to Evaluating Corporate Training Programs
ISBN: 9780792392668 / Angielski / Twarda / 277 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book details a unique training evaluation approach developed by David J. Basarab, Sr. currently the Manager of Evaluation at Motorola University. This approach was developed in part based on information from his graduate coursework with Dr. Darrell K. Root, professor of program evaluation and educational administration at the University of Dayton. It enabled Motorola to evaluate their corporate training programs to determine whether money spent on training was an investment or an expense. This evaluation approach is also significant in determining either the effectiveness of or the...
This book details a unique training evaluation approach developed by David J. Basarab, Sr. currently the Manager of Evaluation at Motorola University....
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385,52 zł |
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Designing Educational Project and Program Evaluations: A Practical Overview Based on Research and Experience
ISBN: 9780792394266 / Angielski / Twarda / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing upon experiences at state and local level project evaluation, and based on current research in the professional literature, Payne presents a practical, systematic, and flexible approach to educational evaluations. Evaluators at all levels -- state, local and classroom -- will find ideas useful in conducting, managing, and using evaluations. Special user targets identified are state department of education personnel and local school system administrative personnel. The volume can be used by those doing evaluation projects in the field', or as a text for graduate courses at an...
Drawing upon experiences at state and local level project evaluation, and based on current research in the professional literature, Payne presents a p...
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771,08 zł |
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International Perspectives on Academic Assessment
ISBN: 9780792395256 / Angielski / Twarda / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The goals and content for this book are derived from three important and ongoing efforts: to advance the institution of education and to promote educational opportunities to children and youth worldwide, to promote effective assessment policies and practices that enhance sound educational practice, and to address the need to develop tests and other assessment practices in less developed countries as well as to augment and alter a number of traditional assessment practices in developed nations. These three issues provided the focus for a four-day conference that was held at St. Hugh's College,...
The goals and content for this book are derived from three important and ongoing efforts: to advance the institution of education and to promote educa...
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385,52 zł |
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Equity and Excellence in Educational Testing and Assessment
ISBN: 9780792395317 / Angielski / Twarda / 377 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 5 TABLE I Average Reading Proficiency and Achievement Levels by RacelEthnicity Grades 4 8 and 12 1992 Reading Assessment Percentage of Student At or Above Percentage of Average Proficient Basic Below Basic Advanced I Students Proficiency I Grade 4 White 71 226 6 31 68 J2 69 16 193 0 Black 7 31 Hispanic 9 202 2 13 41 59 Asian/Pacific Islander 2 216 2 21 55 45 American Indian 2 208 2 15 50 50 Grade 8 70 White 268 3 34 77 23 Black 16 238 0 8 44 56 Hispanic 10 242 I 13 49 51 AsianlPacific Islander 3 270 6 38 77 23 American Indian 1 251 I 18 60 40 Grade 12 White 72 297 4 43 82 18 Black 15 272 0 16...
5 TABLE I Average Reading Proficiency and Achievement Levels by RacelEthnicity Grades 4 8 and 12 1992 Reading Assessment Percentage of Student At or A...
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578,30 zł |
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Achievement Testing: Recent Advances
ISBN: 9780803920477 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A book which summarizes many of the recent advances in the theory and practice of achievement testing, in the light of technological developments, and developments in psychometric and psychological theory. It provides an introduction to the two major psychometric models, item response theory and generalizability theory, and assesses their strengths for different applications. The book closes with some speculations about the future of achievement tests for the assessment of individuals, as well as monitoring of educational progress. '...the book contains valuable information for both beginners...
A book which summarizes many of the recent advances in the theory and practice of achievement testing, in the light of technological developments, and...
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181,15 zł |
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Methods for Identifying Biased Test Items
ISBN: 9780803944169 / Angielski / Miękka / 181 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book makes clear to researchers what item-bias methods can (and cannot) do, how they work and how they should be interpreted. Advice is provided on the most useful methods for particular test situations. The authors explain the logic of each method - from item-response theory to nonparametric, categorical methods - in terms of how differential item functioning (DIF) is defined by the method and how well the method can be expected to work. A summary of findings on the behaviour of indices in empirical studies is included. The book concludes with a set of principles for deciding when DIF...
This book makes clear to researchers what item-bias methods can (and cannot) do, how they work and how they should be interpreted. Advice is provided ...
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564,29 zł |
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Tips for Improving Testing and Grading
ISBN: 9780803949744 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using detailed examples, checklists and exercises, the authors show how to develop, use and grade classroom examinations. They provide a thorough, step-by-step discussion of general testing and grading issues, including: deciding on the content of an exam; assessing difficulty levels; writing different kinds of test items; scoring different test items; evaluating different subject areas; helping students review for an exam; and developing grading methods and strategies. Using detailed examples, checklists and exercises, the authors show how to develop, use and grade classroom examinations. They provide a thorough, ... |
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419,34 zł |
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A Handbook for Teacher Leaders
ISBN: 9780803961739 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book charts a course for developing and implementing an effective peer assistance and review program based on long-standing, successful programs.
This book charts a course for developing and implementing an effective peer assistance and review program based on long-standing, successful programs....
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165,62 zł |
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Authentic Assessment: A Guide to Implementation
ISBN: 9780803962569 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The concept of 'authentic assessment' is making an increasing impression in numerous classrooms in North America. Current testing programmes are being scrutinized to determine how to move beyond traditional forms of assessment to enhance student learning, understanding and application of knowledge. The authors of this detailed yet clearly written book provide essential information on how to develop and implement 'authentic assessment' programmes, including the involvement in the learning process of not only teachers, students and administrators but also parents and community members.
The concept of 'authentic assessment' is making an increasing impression in numerous classrooms in North America. Current testing programmes are being...
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93,14 zł |
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Why We Assess Students -- And How: The Competing Measures of Student Performance
ISBN: 9780803963351 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The crucial role assessments play in education is addressed in this book. The authors describe the purposes and types of assessment and discuss how assessment can best be implemented to address the concerns of parents, teachers, school administrators and the public. Detailed descriptions of norm-referenced tests, criterion-referenced tests and alternative assessment strategies are provided together with advice on their application. Issues in reducing bias and dealing with special populations are also discussed.
The crucial role assessments play in education is addressed in this book. The authors describe the purposes and types of assessment and discuss how as...
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87,96 zł |
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Large-Scale Assessment: Dimensions, Dilemmas, and Policy
ISBN: 9780803968349 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a perspective from which to view large-scale assessments, and the plausible interpretations of their results.
This book provides a perspective from which to view large-scale assessments, and the plausible interpretations of their results.
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124,19 zł |
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Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning
ISBN: 9780803968530 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work brings organization and clarity to a murky and disagreement-filled topic. This work brings organization and clarity to a murky and disagreement-filled topic. |
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367,57 zł |
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Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning
ISBN: 9780803968547 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work brings organization and clarity to a murky and disagreement-filled topic. This work brings organization and clarity to a murky and disagreement-filled topic. |
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165,62 zł |
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Technology Assessment in Education and Training
ISBN: 9780805812466 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents a variety of overall assessments of technology and individual descriptions of work-in-progress. Supported by private funders, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and a variety of other sources, these efforts address education programs focused on specific subject matter such as mathematics or troubleshooting of school-based learning using computers. They also focus on classes of technology such as intelligent systems, distance learning, and hypertext. Taken together, they portray the range of strategies through which we can begin to understand the impact of...
This volume presents a variety of overall assessments of technology and individual descriptions of work-in-progress. Supported by private funders, non...
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673,02 zł |
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