Education: examinations and assessment

How can elementary school teachers--the proverbial jacks-of-all-trades--feel more confident in their knowledge of science and teach science more effectively?

Thinking critically.

Thinking critically.

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Tonya R.

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Tonya R.

Where is U.

In today's climate of accountability and high-stakes testing, many U.

In this essential new book, best-selling author and researcher Robert J.

In this essential new book, best-selling author and researcher Robert J.

High-stakes testing.

Data.

Data.

What is a rubric?

What is a rubric?

Smart implementation of the Common Core State Standards requires both an overall understanding of the standards and a grasp of their implications for planning, teaching, and learning.

Revolutionize the walkthrough to focus on the endgame of teaching: student learning.

Revolutionize the walkthrough to focus on the endgame of teaching: student learning.

What does formative assessment look like, and when should I use it?

What is Response to Intervention and why should we care?

How can every teacher, school, and district improve the quality of their schools?

At a time when globalization and technology are dramatically altering the world we live in, is education reform in the United States headed down the right path?

In Mobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed, Hugh B.

In today's climate of accountability and high-stakes testing, many U.

Where is U.

Now that the No Child Left Behind Act has left its mark on public education, educators across the United States are all the more invested in preparing their students for state and national assessments.

In Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work, Robert J.

According to author Mike Schmoker, there is a yawning gap between the most well-known essential practices and the reality of most classrooms.

How do you know if your school is improving?

In Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement, Robert J.

First published in 1984, The Politics and Ethics of Evaluation considers, from the vantage point of the authors' considerable experience of a wide range of evaluation, the ways in which they, and others, have coped with ethical and political problems that inherently arise during the evaluation process, particularly that of the responsive or democratic type.

This book creatively redefines how teacher educators and faculty in secondary and post-secondary language education can become designers with intercultural education in mind.

This book creatively redefines how teacher educators and faculty in secondary and post-secondary language education can become designers with intercultural education in mind.

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.

Measurement Theory in Action, Third Edition, helps readers apply testing and measurement theories and features 22 self-contained modules which instructors can match to their courses.

Collins Cambridge International AS & A Level Global Perspectives and Research is a highly supportive and user-friendly resource to support the learning and teaching of the Cambridge International AS & A Level Global Perspectives & Research syllabus (9239).

Prepare students with complete coverage of the revised Cambridge IGCSETM Physics syllabus (0625/0972) for examination from 2023.

The Collins Cambridge IGCSETM ICT Student's Book Third Edition provides in-depth coverage of the IGCSE ICT syllabus (0417/0983) for examination from 2023.

Prepare students with complete coverage of the revised Cambridge IGCSETM Biology syllabus (0610/0970) for examination from 2023.

Collins Cambridge IGCSETM Biology provides complete coverage of the revised Cambridge IGCSE Biology syllabus (0610/0970) for examination from 2023 and is packed full of questions, in depth content, practical investigative skills features and more.

Collins Cambridge IGCSE(TM) English as a Second Language Third Edition has been fully updated to support the revised Cambridge IGCSE(TM) and IGCSE (9-1) English as a Second Language syllabuses (0510/0511/0991/0993) for examination from 2024Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationFor examination from 2024Written and edited by experienced English as a Second Language authors and examinersIn-depth coverage of the Cambridge IGCSE(TM)and IGCSE (9-1) English as a Second Language syllabuses (0510/0511/0991/0993) for examination from 2024Follows the structure of the Student's Book with step-by-step guidance on planning and delivering lessons including comprehensive notes, suggestions for extra support or further challenge and assessment suggestionsAdditional photocopiable worksheets for every chapterEqual coverage of each of the four skills of listening, reading, speaking and writingFull exam-style practice test new for the 3rd editionSpeaking skills advice section including guidance in helping students to practise their speaking skills and advice on how to run speaking practice testsAdvice on how to deliver lessons online new for the 3rd editionThis resource is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to provide teacher support for the syllabus for examination from 2024.

Collins Cambridge IGCSETM Physics provides complete coverage of the revised Cambridge IGCSE Physics syllabus (0625/0972) for examination from 2023 and is packed full of questions, in depth content, practical investigative skills features and more.

Inspire and engage your students with this Lower Secondary Science course from Collins offering comprehensive coverage of the new curriculum framework including suggested practical investigations and Thinking and Working Scientifically skills.

This book offers formal and informal leaders at all levels of their institution theory-informed and practical guidance on implementing and sustaining change through collaborative leadership.

Collins Cambridge International AS & A Level Global Perspectives and Research is a highly supportive and user-friendly resource to support the learning and teaching of the Cambridge International AS & A Level Global Perspectives & Research syllabus (9239).

Indispensable for anyone involved in vocational education or apprenticeships, The Vocational Assessor Handbook is the only comprehensive guide for assessors and verifiers of vocational qualifications.

How privileged adolescents in China acquire status and why this helps them succeed Study Gods offers a rare look at the ways privileged youth in China prepare themselves to join the ranks of the global elite.

The first book to tell the story of the Advanced Placement program, the gold standard for academic rigor in American high schoolsThe Advanced Placement program stands as the foremost source of college-level academics for millions of high school students in the United States and beyond.

'The most honest, most revealing - and funniest - exploration of male mental health I have ever read' Adam Kay'Matt Rudd may have written the most important book in a generation' Idle SocietyOn the surface, men today don't have much to complain about.

This second edition of the alternative grading classic revisits specs grading with a robust body of research, exemplars, and strategies to elevate the quality of student work, increase engagement and buy-in, reduce faculty stress, and cultivate students' career competencies.

Assessment is central to ensemble music.