Evaluation category: 669 books
Case Studies of Clinical Preparation in Teacher Education
An Examination of Three Teacher Preparation Partnerships
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017
Preparing teachers to work in our nation’s classrooms presents an array of challenges for teacher educators. Recently, organizations such as the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and the Council of...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Over the past thirty years, student assessment has become an increasingly important component of public education. A variety of methodologies in testing have been developed to obtain and interpret the wealth of assessment outcomes. As assessment goals are getting increasingly multifaceted, new testing...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Leading faculty members in educational psychology, who are expert classroom teachers, describe inherent difficulties encountered when teaching different subject matter in educational psychology to diverse populations of students, including undergraduate teacher candidates, psychology and child development...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2016
Both educators and their students are involved in the process of assessment – all parties are expected to meet and exceed expectations in the face of competing conditions. New practices are being developed to enhance students’ participation, especially in their own assessment, be it though peer-review,...
Validating Technological Innovation
The Introduction and Implementation of Onscreen Marking in Hong Kong
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2016
This book discusses Hong Kong’s use of onscreen marking (OSM) in public examinations. Given that Hong Kong leads the way in OSM innovation, this book has arisen from a recognised need to provide a comprehensive, coherent account of the findings of various separate but linked validation studies of...
Checking for Understanding
Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
A teacher presents a lesson, and at the end asks students if they understand the material. The students nod and say they get it. Later, the teacher is dismayed when many of the students fail a test on the material. Why aren’t students getting it? And, just as important, why didn’t the teacher...
Assessment for Education
Standards, Judgement and Moderation
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
'This is a very exciting book and should be read widely by anyone who wants a better understanding of the role of assessment in the diverse, globalised, digital societies of the 21st century.'
- Professor Mary James, University of Cambridge, President, British Educational Research Association
'Highly...
by Jan Dubiel
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
"This book is written by one of the leading experts on assessment. It contains the deep knowledge and understanding that comes with knowing a subject inside out; but Jan Dubiel’s approach is very practical."
-Professor Tina Bruce CBE, University of Roehampton
How we assess our...
Qualitative Research
A Guide to Design and Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2015
The bestselling guide to qualitative research, updated and expanded
Qualitative Research is the essential guide to understanding, designing, conducting, and presenting a qualitative research study. This fourth edition features new material covering mixed methods, action research, arts-based...
Qualitative Research in Practice
Examples for Discussion and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2019
A practical introduction to qualitative research across fields and disciplines
Qualitative Research in Practice offers a hands-on introduction to qualitative research design, methods, data, and analysis. Designed as a companion text for any course involving qualitative research, this book explores...
Model Lessons, Teaching Strategies, and High-Quality Texts
Supporting Common Core State Standards for Reading Grades 6 – 8
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
This comprehensive manual that covers informational and literary texts will empower teachers to guide their students as they analyze challenging texts. Each lesson leads students to focus on the “why” and “how” of what an author is saying rather than just the “what.”
In addition...
by Pier Paolo Cavagna
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 18, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 18, 2016
Un pedagogista o un educatore professionale, all'uscita dall'università, si trova spesso a lavorare in ambiti dove la progettazione fa parte della quotidianità professionale. Basti pensare al lavoro nelle cooperative sociali, nelle scuole, per le amministrazioni comunali, o anche nell'attività...
Teaching in Primary Schools in China and India
Contexts of learning
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
This book compares primary education in urban and rural China and India. It focuses on how the sociocultural context including educational policy, educators and parents’ beliefs, and the conditions under which teaching and learning occur shape classroom pedagogy and determine children’s attainment.
This...
University Rankings
Implications for Higher Education in Taiwan
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
This book adopts a qualitative case study approach to provide the readers with a systematic delineation and interpretation of the implications of the university ranking phenomenon for Taiwan’s higher education system. It reviews the literature on different theories concerning the global transformation...