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A Guide to Better Teaching: Skills, Advice, and Evaluation for College and University Professors
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Jahangiri, Leila; Mucciolo, Tom – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
"A Guide to Better Teaching" is a self-help book that provides anyone teaching a college course with a thorough understanding of what it takes to be an effective teacher. Derived from the authors' extensive research, several interactive assessment tools are included that measure levels of effectiveness according to learner preferences. Each…
Descriptors: Teaching Skills, Student Evaluation, Guides, College Faculty
Evolving Trends in Testing and Recent Articles on Trends in Testing.
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Halpern, Marilyn; Tillman, Hope N. – Education Libraries, 1986
Describes evolving trends in testing, including such topics as formative versus summative evaluations; the use of tests as a guide to instructional decision making; the need to focus on higher level cognitive skills; and the role of computers in testing. An annotated bibliography lists 10 relevant journal articles. (CLB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Ability, Computer Assisted Testing
High School Libraries: How to Introduce Thirty Sophomore Classes to Their High School Libraries and Have Them Come Back Again for More.
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Moskowitz, Michael Ann – Clearing House, 1981
Describes the two-day library orientation offered to all incoming sophomore English classes at Quincy High and Vocational Technical Schools in Milton, Massachusetts. Computer-scored pretests allow librarians to tailor the basic orientation package to the needs of each class. (SJL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, English Curriculum, Grade 10, High Schools
Use of Questions from the Medical Biochemistry Question Bank with the "Q" Instruction Package.
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Aesche, Darryl W.; Parslow, Graham R. – Biochemical Education, 1988
Discusses the use of a bank of about 9,000 test items in a computer-assisted instructional program at Adelaide University (South Australia). Describes the program and outlines the steps in producing an instructional program. (TW)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing
On-Line Assessment: What, Why, How.
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Natal, Dottie – 1998
Recent increases in the speed and accessibility of computers and networks have made it possible to administer tests on-line. On-line assessment can be conducted in a controlled setting, such as a testing center, or distributed over local area networks or the Internet to libraries and student homes, allowing students the flexibility to complete…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Using Accelerated Reader with ESL Students.
Hamilton, Betty – MultiMedia Schools, 1997
Describes the use of Accelerated Reader, a computer program that instantly provides scored tests on a variety of books read by high school ESL (English as a Second Language) students as free voluntary reading. Topics include reading improvement programs, including writing assignments; and changes in students' reading habits. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, English (Second Language), Reading Habits
CAM--How to Use It. A Teacher's Approach to CAM.
Kosel, Marge; Horn, Marcia – 1977
A guide is presented to the various uses of Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring (CAM), a computer-based instructional management system which provides relevant data on course objectives to elementary and secondary teachers and students after students are tested. Among the uses discussed are: student coupons, which list objectives on which the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction, Course Objectives