Education: examinations and assessment

When a child has difficulties eating or sleeping, or throws frequent tantrums, many parents cross their fingers and hope it's a phase to be outgrown soon.

Part of The Essential SENCO Toolkit series, this invaluable resource offers practical ideas and materials to allow SENCOs and SEN practitioners to capture learning, demonstrate the impact of SEN support, and analyse whether provision is effectively tackling barriers to learning.

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This edited volume presents a balanced approach to the ongoing debate of just how general the "e;general factor"e; of intelligence is.

Across the world, higher education is witnessing exponential growth in both student participation and types of educational providers.

This book examines the idea of 'good education' which is thought to include a scientific and technical component, a mathematical component, a writing component, and an ethical and aesthetic component.

International literacy assessments have provided ample data for ranking nations, charting growth, and casting blame.

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Introducing students to topical issues and controversies drawn from specific areas of social psychology, Social Psychology for Foundation Year answers a series of contemporary questions and debates by bringing together current theories and studies from a number of areas within the field.

Measurements in Evaluating Science Education is a comprehensive, intuitive guide to many of the key instruments created to assess science education environments, learning, and instruction.

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Originating in a recent CIERA conference held at the University of Michigan, this book brings together the nation's most distinguished researchers to examine how readers understand text and how comprehension is assessed.

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This comprehensive manual that covers informational and literary texts will empower teachers to guide their students as they analyze challenging texts.

Every school district needs a system of sound superintendent performance evaluation.

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This book provides a review of the effectiveness of Opportunity to Learn (OTL) operationalized as the association between OTL and student achievement.

A teacher presents a lesson, and at the end asks students if they understand the material.

The affective realm is a critical, but often forgotten, aspect of schooling.

This volume presents the most comprehensive, balanced, and up-to-date coverage of theory and research on cognitive, thinking, and learning styles, in a way that: * represents diverse theoretical perspectives; * includes solid empirical evidence testing the validity of these perspectives; and * shows the application of these perspectives to school situations, as well as situations involving other kinds of organizations.

The role played by testing in the nation's public school system has been increasing steadilyand growing more complicatedfor more than 20 years.

This book brings together 13 original research papers that address emerging issues in the assessment of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) in five major areas, including standards in CSL assessment; development of CSL tests; assessment of diverse knowledge and skills; computer-supported assessment; and CSL assessment in relation to instruction and teachers' assessment competence.

Comprised of contributions from distinguished education scholars, Teachers, Teaching, and Reform takes a critical look at evidence about systemic efforts to identify excellent teachers and promote excellent teaching practices.

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The contributions to this volume aim to stimulate discussion about the role of assessment in the learning experiences of students in music and other creative and performing arts settings.

This indispensable book helps PhD candidates to understand the viva process and to prepare and present their work in the best possible manner.

Standardisierte Bildungs- und Berufsverläufe verlieren angesichts der raschen gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen an Bedeutung.

This book is an authoritative text that explores best classroom practices for engaging adult learners in beginner-level foreign language courses.

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This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world's leading scholars in second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and language testing: shared ground where researchers seek to measure second language performance to better understand how people learn their second languages.

This second edition of the best-selling, award-winning Design in Five offers new and targeted information for reimagining assessment practices, as well as refined processes and protocols to fully engage learners.

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This core text for primary trainee teachers is a clear introduction to the different kinds of assessment and their purposes.

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The first edition of Assessment Clear and Simple quickly became the essential go-to guide for anyone who participates in the assessment process in higher education.

Amid current efforts to improve mathematics and science education in the United States, people often ask how these subjects are organized and taught in other countries.

The education reform movement of the past two decades has focused on raising academic standards.

The book provides an overview of developments in the field of entrepreneurship education, with special reference to global perspectives on innovations and best practices, as well as research in the emerging economy context.

An edited collection whose contributors analyze the relationship between writing, learning, and video games/videogaming, these essays consist of academic essays from writing and rhetoric teacher-scholars, who theorize, and contextualize how computer/video games enrich writing practices within and beyond the classroom and the teaching of writing.

Although computer-based tests (CBT) have been administered for many years, improvements in the speed and power of computers coupled with reductions in their cost have made large-scale computer delivery of tests increasingly feasible.

This book is a detailed manual for the implementation of competence diagnostics in the field of vocational training.

Automatic item generation (AIG) represents a relatively new and unique research area where specific cognitive and psychometric theories are applied to test construction practices for the purpose of producing test items using technology.

This insightful text offers a detailed account of the historical development of educational accountability in the US public education system.

Amid current efforts to improve mathematics and science education in the United States, people often ask how these subjects are organized and taught in other countries.

A critical issue in higher education is the effective implementation of assessment with the core purpose of promoting productive student learning.

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Longitudinal Studies of Second Language Learning: Quantitative Methods and Outcomes provides a how-to guide to choosing, using, and understanding quantitative longitudinal research and sampling methods in second and foreign language learning.

Written by Debra Kidd, A Curriculum of Hope: As rich in humanity as in knowledge explores how good curriculum design can empower schools to build bridges between their pupils' learning and the world around them.