"What is teacher self-evaluation? Why is it important? The authors of this book address these questions by describing common strategies used in teacher self-evaluation and providing numerous examples of simple self-evaluation procedures to help teachers learn about their teaching beliefs, knowledge, practices and effectiveness. They conclude with suggestions for beginning the self-evaluation process."
"Classroom Assessment: Concepts and Applications views classroom assessment as an everyday, ongoing part of teaching, integral to everything that happens in the classroom. The text is organized to follow the natural progression of teacher decision making, from organizing the class as a learning community to planning and conducting instruction to the formal evaluation of learning and, finally, to grading. Classroom Assessment presents co ..."
"Students often fear the educational research course. Don’t worry. This book is famous for its lack of jargon, for its clear and concrete explanations, and its light (often funny) tone. As you read the book, you will build skills that you need to read educational research and produce your own. The book will help guide you through each step in creating your own research report. You can compare your work with the example published resea ..."
"Noted for its accessible tone, clear and concise explanations, and humorous tone to demystify the oft-feared content of the research course, Gay’s text has long been noted as a classic in the field of Educational Research. A practical text focused on the skills needed by competent consumers and producers of educational research, the ninth edition encompasses a clear, down-to-earth approach and retains such mainstay features as research ..."
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For courses in Research Methods/Educational Research. Long recognized as the market leader in Introduction to Educational Research courses, Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications, eighth edition, remains a practical text focused on the skills and procedures students need in order to become competent consumers and producers of educational research. The text uses a direct, st ..."
"This market-leading book offers all the skills and procedures readers need to become competent consumers and producers of educational research. It uses a direct, step-by-step approach to the topic, while placing a strong emphasis on evaluation of reader performance. The accessible writing style and light, humorous tone demystify this demanding course. This comprehensive instructional resource encompasses the full spectrum of the field, ..."
Classroom Assessment(4th Edition) Concepts and Applications by PeterW. Airasian Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2000 by Mcgraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages ISBN-13: 978-0-07-232272-9, ISBN: 0-07-232272-1
"Airasian presents complex concepts clearly so that pre-service teachers can understand them, and solidly grounds these concepts in best practice through practical, real, well-integrated examples. He talks to, not at users. The text conceives of classroom assessment in a broader way than many other texts. It focuses not only on the assessment needs of testing, grading, interpreting standardized tests, and performance assessments but als ..."
"For courses in Research Methods/Educational Research.This market-leading text offers all the skills and procedures students need to become competent consumers and producers of educational research. It uses a direct, step-by-step approach to the topic, while placing a strong emphasis on evaluation of student performance. The accessible writing style and light, humorous tone demystify this demanding course. This comprehensive instructiona ..."
" ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. ..."
Classroom Assessment(7th Edition) Concepts and Applications, (B&B Education) by Michael K. Russell, PeterW. Airasian Paperback, 415 Pages, Published 2011 by Mcgraw-Hill Education ISBN-13: 978-0-07-811021-4, ISBN: 0-07-811021-1
"Assessment is a daily, ongoing, integral part of teaching and learning. Classroom Assessment: Concepts and Applications explores how assessment is a key component of all aspects of the instructional process, including organizing and creating a classroom culture, planning lessons, delivering instruction, and examining how students have grown as result of instruction. The text also introduces pre-service teachers to new tools an ..."
"Noted for its accessible tone, clear and concise explanations, and humorous tone to demystify the oft-feared content of the research course, Gay’s text has long been noted as a classic in the field of Educational Research. A practical text focused on the skills needed by competent consumers and producers of educational research, the ninth edition encompasses a clear, down-to-earth approach and retains such mainstay features as research ..."
"Noted for its accessible tone, clear and concise explanations, and humorous tone to demystify the oft-feared content of the research course, Gay’s text has long been noted as a classic in the field of Educational Research. A practical text focused on the skills needed by competent consumers and producers of educational research, the ninth edition encompasses a clear, down-to-earth approach and retains such mainstay features as research ..."
Classroom Assessment(5th Edition) by PeterW. Airasian Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2004 by Mcgraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages ISBN-13: 978-0-07-248869-2, ISBN: 0-07-248869-7
"Classroom Assessment: Concepts and Applications views classroom assessment as an everyday, ongoing, integral part of teaching, not something that is separated from life in classrooms. The text is thus organized in a manner that follows the natural progression of teacher decision making, from organizing the class as a learning community to planning and conducting instruction to the formal evaluation of learning and, finally, to grading. ..."
Assessment in the Classroom(2nd Edition) A Concise Approach by PeterW. Airasian Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1999 by Mcgraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages ISBN-13: 978-0-07-228953-4, ISBN: 0-07-228953-8
"This brief inexpensive version of the author's larger text is nearly 30% shorter and is designed either for the increasing number of brief (1-2 hour) assessment courses or for broader courses where assessment is one of several major topics covered. It is ideal for those 6-9 hour block courses (sometimes spanning two semesters) that cover a variety of major topics such as assessment, classroom management, and general methods. Like the bi ..."
"The ability to construct and use classroom assessments is an essential educational skill for all teachers. Ongoing formal and informal classroom assessments provide teachers with the information they need to monitor and make decisions about their teaching and their students' learning. Classroom Assessment: Concepts and Applications, Second Canadian Edition covers the broad range of assessments that confront teachers both in their class ..."
"Assessment is an everyday, ongoing, integral part of teaching, not something separate from life in classrooms. Clasroom Assessment: Concepts and Applications focuses not only on testing, grading, and interpreting tests and performance, but also on the practical concerns of organizing a classroom at the start of school and planning and implementing instruction. This is the most teacher-friendly assessment textbook available; one that fu ..."
"This brief inexpensive version of the author's larger text is approximately 40% shorter and is designed either for the increasing number of brief (1-2 hour) assessment courses or for broader courses where assessment is one of several major topics covered. It is ideal for those 6-9 hour block courses (sometimes spanning two semesters) that cover a variety of major topics such as assessment, classroom management, and general methods. Like ..."
"George F. Madaus is a professor of education at Boston College. He has his B.S.
from the College of the Holy Cross and his Ed.D. from Boston College. He is an
author of The Handbook on Formative and Summa- tive Evaluation of Student
Learning and Sources of Differences in School Achievement, as well as of
numerous publications on testing and evaluation. Joseph J. Pedulla is a research
associate at Boston College. He has his A.B. fro ..."
Classroom Assessment by PeterW. Airasian Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 1991 by Mcgraw-Hill Inc.,Us ISBN-13: 978-0-07-000761-1, ISBN: 0-07-000761-6
"Airasian applies assessment principles to the full range of teacher decision making: organizing the class as a social system; planning and conducting instruction; and assessing learning and grading."