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Direct linkBorg, Erik; Deane, Mary – Teaching in Higher Education, 2011
In a highly competitive higher education environment where resources are limited, educators are increasingly concerned with providing evidence for the effectiveness of teaching interventions including one-to-one writing support. This article offers a model for analysing the changes in student writing as a result of individualised writing…
Descriptors: Evidence, Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Download full textJones, Stan; Gabrielsen, Egil; Hagston, Jan; Linnakyla, Pirjo; Megherbi, Hakima; Sabatini, John; Troster, Monika; Vidal-Abarca, Eduardo – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2009
Governments and other stakeholders are increasingly interested in assessing the skills of their adult populations in order to monitor how well prepared they are for the challenges of the modern knowledge-based society. The current paper provides an overview of the conceptual framework guiding the development of the assessment of literacy in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Reading Skills, Competence
Olson, Lynn – Education Week, 2007
This article features FAST-R, or Formative Assessments of Student Thinking in Reading, a new assessment tool that measures critical-reading skills. FAST-R was developed by the the nonprofit Boston Plan for Excellence (BPE), a local education foundation, to provide teachers with information about what students are thinking when they try to find…
Descriptors: Inferences, Reading Skills, Testing Programs, Formative Evaluation
Wilhelm, Jeffrey D. – Voices from the Middle, 2007
Recognizing the challenge of individualizing instruction, Wilhelm reminds us of some specific areas teachers must focus on: developing apprenticeship and inquiry settings in which student difference is a resource; connecting students to their reading and writing; honoring and using students' first languages; situating instruction in real or…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Multicultural Education, Teaching (Occupation), Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedStayter, Francine Z.; Allington, Richard L. – Theory into Practice, 1991
The relationship of syntactic sensitivities to fluency and understanding are usually neglected when discussing reading fluency. The article describes oral reading and interpretation activities in one seventh grade class undertaken to improve comprehension and fluency. It also discusses evaluation methods, such as portfolios and recordings as…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Evaluation Methods, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Squire, James R., Ed. – 1987
Focusing on future directions for English and reading research, the papers presented in this book examine the complex interplay of skills, processes, and classroom conditions that influence the development of children's competence in reading, writing, and the language arts. The titles and authors of the essays are as follows: (1) "Reading and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development
