Evaluation category: 669 books

This publication provides directors and coordinators of programs for gifted and talented students with a specific step-by-step plan for developing an identification procedure in a school or school district. While the sections of this publication are laid out sequentially according to the steps, identification...

The demand for information about effective special education programs in public and private educational institutions continues to grow. There is an increase in the alarming statistics surrounding the impact of the negative effects that failing special education programs; particularly those that are...

An engaging examination of current issues and practices involved in assessing young children A highly readable integration of the latest assessment practices and policies, this text includes valuable information regarding young children with special needs and English language learners—topics...

This book offers fresh insights into your students’ learning difficulties and moves you to explore classroom practices that align with the functioning of memory and the ways students learn.

This is an insightful essay which explores the appraisal and regulation of healthcare professionals. It is also a reflective review of the author's experience of professional life.From constructing arguments to identifying fallacies and bad practices, this comprehensive resource will leave you informed and equipped for the professional road ahead.

This graduate-level textbook is a tutorial for item response theory that covers both the basics of item response theory and the use of R for preparing graphical presentation in writings about the theory. Item response theory has become one of the most powerful tools used in test construction, yet...

School improvement is an increasingly complex field with developments in policy, research, practice and language making it difficult to get a complete picture. Leading authors David Woods and Tim Brighouse pull together the approaches, characteristics and technical terms needed for busy school leaders,...

O professor entra na escola e parece que nasceu para dar aula: sabe como lidar com os alunos, faz camaradagem com os colegas, dialoga com os pais. Nunca comete um deslize, passa muito bem o seu recado e todos o adoram. Será que nasceu sabendo ou foi aprendendo ao longo de alguns sucessos e outros...

This upbeat, easy-to-use guide will show you how to organise your work, revise effectively and prepare for exam day to give you the best chance of getting that A*! Peppered with jokes showing how not to do it from the inimitable Richard Benson, author of 'F in Exams', this book includes: •...

This is a guide to setting and marking Biology papers. A good reference guide covering 11 topics on setting good assessment for the facilitation of learning. Useful for both experienced and beginning teachers.

This book takes a developmental perspective at the use of scoring rubrics to assess student work. Citing developmental characteristics of each age, the author presents examples and adaptations of assessment rubrics on a variety of subjects for teachers from kindergarten through adult/college. After...

To better serve the whole child, look at the whole report card. Although parents and teachers spend more time in conferences talking about behavior than they do about rubrics and test scores,  too many teachers are still guessing when it comes to using outdated behavior ratings and comments...

This fourth edition of Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool Children continues the mission of its predecessors—to provide both academics and practitioners with a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the assessment of young children. Long recognized as the standard text and reference in its...