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Direct linkCooper, Damian – Solution Tree, 2022
Assessment is overdue for a technology-supported reboot, and this practical guide will help you do just that. Within its pages, you'll discover a balanced approach to assessment for learning that includes conversations and performance-based observations as key components. Real-world case studies and differentiated implementation options are…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, Learner Engagement
Download full textMahmoud M. S. Abdallah, Compiler – Online Submission, 2024
The book New Trends in Gifted Education is a comprehensive guide aimed at supporting PhD students, educators, and researchers in understanding the evolving field of gifted education within TESOL/TEFL contexts. Compiled by Dr. Mahmoud M. S. Abdallah, the book explores both established and emerging trends, focusing on practical applications that…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Doctoral Students, English (Second Language)
Mayrath, Michael C., Ed.; Clarke-Midura, Jody, Ed.; Robinson, Daniel H., Ed.; Schraw, Gregory, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
Creative problem solving, collaboration, and technology fluency are core skills requisite of any nation's workforce that strives to be competitive in the 21st Century. Teaching these types of skills is an economic imperative, and assessment is a fundamental component of any pedagogical program. Yet, measurement of these skills is complex due to…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evidence, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Psychology
Andrade, Heidi, Ed.; Cizek, Gregory J., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Formative assessment has recently become a focus of renewed research as state and federal policy-makers realize that summative assessments have reached a point of diminishing returns as a tool for increasing student achievement. Consequently, supporters of large-scale testing programs are now beginning to consider the potential of formative…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Special Needs Students
Shermis, Mark D.; DiVesta, Francis J. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
"Classroom Assessment in Action" clarifies the multi-faceted roles of measurement and assessment and their applications in a classroom setting. Comprehensive in scope, Shermis and Di Vesta explain basic measurement concepts and show students how to interpret the results of standardized tests. From these basic concepts, the authors then…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Scores, Measurement
Taggart, Germaine L., Ed.; Phifer, Sandra J., Ed.; Nixon, Judy A., Ed.; Wood, Marilyn, Ed. – 1998
This handbook provides teachers and administrators with strategies to construct, adapt, and use rubrics. A rubric is defined as a tool for assessing instruction and performance according to predetermined expectations and criteria. The chapters in this text contain guidance on formulating, applying, and reviewing the pros and cons of this form of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Criteria, Diversity (Student), Educational Assessment
Oosterhof, Albert – 2001
This book, designed as an introductory text in educational measurement, presents comprehensive and balanced coverage of all aspects of assessment relevant to classroom teachers, including construction and use of paper-and-pencil and alternative assessments. This edition expands the coverage of alternative assessments and includes a chapter on the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Torff, Bruce, Ed. – 1997
Since its introduction in 1983, Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences has attracted widespread interest among educators. The chapters in this book describe alternative assessments that capture the range of intelligences, allow the intelligences to be given more equal weight, use intelligence-fair formats, and focus on student…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Chase, Clinton I. – 1999
This book provides basic skills and knowledge about assessment so that teachers can expand their ability to deal with appraisal problems in their own settings. The first section deals with the basic principles of assessment. The second section concerns creating and applying assessment tools. The third section reviews issues in understanding and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Hounsell, Dai, Ed.; McCulloch, Mary, Ed.; Scott, Mary, Ed. – 1996
This inventory, is based on the database derived from Assessment Strategies in Scottish Higher Education (ASSHE) project, a survey of information about changing assessment practices in all 22 Scottish higher educational institutions. Its aims are to spotlight the diversity of assessment strategies and practices, identify core themes and…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Assisted Testing, Cooperative Learning, Educational Assessment
Morgan, Chris; O'Reilly, Meg – 1999
This book is designed to help readers reflect upon their personal approaches to open and distance learning (ODL) assessment and to adapt their techniques to benefit learners. Part A explores issues and themes in ODL assessment. It examines key terms in assessment; the important relationship between assessment and learning; unique issues of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Testing
Brennan, Robert L., Ed. – Praeger, 2006
"Educational Measurement" has been the bible in its field since the first edition was published by ACE in 1951. The importance of this fourth edition of "Educational Measurement" is to extensively update and extend the topics treated in the previous three editions. As such, the fourth edition documents progress in the field and…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Educational Assessment, Test Validity, Test Reliability
