Education: examinations and assessment

An examination and analysis of history education in American colleges and universities In 1958, the American Historical Association began a study to determine the status and condition of history education in U.

The pressure is on at schools across America.

In the decade of the 1970s, item response theory became the dominant topic for study by measurement specialists.

This book presents innovative approaches and state-of-the-art empirical studies on mathematics teacher learning.

All trainee teachers hoping to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) need to pass a computerised ICT skills test.

The new (eighth) edition of the Excellence in Higher Education Guide: A Framework for the Design, Assessment and Continuous Improvement of Institutions, Departments and Programs updates and extends the classic EHE series.

International statistical comparisons of nations have become commonplace in the contemporary landscape of education policy and social science.

This book makes the case for assessment of student learning as a vehicle for equity in higher education.

This new volume is the first to focus entirely on automated essay scoring and evaluation.

Drawing on the first study of 1600 scorers conducted with the full cooperation of the College Board, here are the 7 secrets to success on the SAT -- and in life.

Higher education and innovation policies are today seen as central elements in national economic competitiveness, increasingly measured by global rankings.

The new comparative research in this volume explores the global flow of competence-based education, curricular policy, and frameworks for instructional practice.

This book helps students with the initial phases of their business research project, offering a clear step-by-step approach from defining aims and research questions through to conducting literature reviews and writing a methodology.

This book deconstructs and analyzes the impact of education-based trauma.

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.

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Tonya R.

Your students may recognize words like determine, analyze, and distinguish, but do they understand these words well enough to quickly and completely answer a standardized test question?

Das Buch versteht sich als Ratgeber und Begleiter in den Lernphasen und der Prüfungsvorbereitung.

A self-contained examination of the latest research on cognitive diagnostic assessment in education.

All students deserve research-based, systematic support and a team that is committed to their success.

This book is a practical, evidence-based guide for educators at all levels on how to assess and promote student learning, broadening teachers' understanding of assessment.

This book summarizes the international evidence on methodological issues in standard setting in education.

This book combines insights from language assessment literacy and critical language testing through critical analyses and research about challenges in language assessment around the world.

Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students provides a concise and thorough introduction to methods for identifying gifted students in the school setting.

Evaluations of school-based interventions are and should be conducted in order to examine the programme effectiveness and whether and how these programmes should be implemented in schools.

Now in its Fifth Edition, this text applies current theory to classroom practice by providing, in each chapter, a brief explanation of major concepts followed by guided practical experience in administering, scoring, and interpreting reading assessment techniques.

The purpose of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 was to "e;drive broad gains in student achievement and to hold states and schools more accountable.

Is the accreditation system "e;broken"e; as claimed by successive Secretaries of Education and some recent reports?

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

The book contains solutions to fundamental problems which arise due to the logic of development of specific branches of science, which are related to pipeline safety, but mainly are subordinate to the needs of pipeline transportation.

This book explores the philosophical, ideological and practical dimensions of curriculum using an intercultural lens.

To overcome the problem, present series of handbooks on every subject has been prepared.

This book provides another perspective to the way educators think about and use educational technologies in secondary and tertiary classrooms.

The International Handbook of Career Guidance represents a project of inter- tional professional cooperation.

This text integrates the theory and practice of learner-based assessment.

Presenting comprehensive research conducted with learners and educators in a range of settings, this volume showcases self-reflection as a powerful tool to enhance student learning.

Educators and policy makers in the United States have relied on tests to measure educational progress for more than 150 years, and have used the results for many purposes.

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are a ubiquitous tool used in college classrooms, yet most instructors admit that they are not prepared to maximize the question's benefits.

Increased emphasis in many school systems on formal testing to mark student achievement and hold teachers accountable has begun to heighten concern among many educational policy makers, assessment specialists, and classroom teachers over questions of access and fairness, particularly for learners from culturally different backgrounds and those with a history of academic struggles.

Since the mid-80s several laboratories around the world have been developing techniques for the operational use of tests derived from item-generation.

This book provides another perspective to the way educators think about and use educational technologies in secondary and tertiary classrooms.

Redação Para o Enem 2022O que você precisa saber para não ZERAR BEM-VINDO!

This book focuses on assessing L2 student digital multimodal composing (DMC) competence.

Meritocracy and Its Discontents investigates the wider social, political, religious, and economic dimensions of the Gaokao, China's national college entrance exam, as well as the complications that arise from its existence.

The Routledge International Handbook of Automated Essay Evaluation (AEE) is a definitive guide at the intersection of automation, artificial intelligence, and education.