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“tim kautz”

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  • The Myth of Achievement Tests

    The GED and the Role of Character in American Life

    Edited by James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Tim Kautz ...
    Achievement tests play an important role in modern societies. They are used to evaluate schools, to assign students to tracks within schools, and to identify weaknesses in student knowledge. The GED is an achievement test used to grant the status of high school graduate to anyone who passes it. GED recipients currently account for 12 percent of all high school credentials issued each year in the ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

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  • Why "A" Students Work for "C" Students and Why "B" Students Work for the Government

    Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Education for Parents

    by Robert T. Kiyosaki ...
    Kiyosaki expands on his belief that the school system was created to churn out 'Es' / Employees... those "A Students" who read well, memorize well and test well... and not the creative thinkers, visionaries and dreamers –entrepreneurs-in-the-making... those "C Students who grow up to be the innovators and creators of new ideas, businesses, applications and products.The book urges parents not to be ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

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  • Teaching Reading & Comprehension to English Learners, K5

    by Margarita Calderón ...
    As more English learners enroll in school each year, teachers and administrators are concerned with the large gap in reading and academic standing between ELs and students performing at grade level. This book addresses the language, literacy, and content instructional needs of ELs and frames quality instruction within effective schooling structures and the implementation of RTI. ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Policy, Professionalization, Privatization, and Performance Assessment

    Affordances and Constraints for Teacher Education Programs

    by Theresa J. Gurl, Limarys Caraballo, Leslee Grey, John H. Gunn, David Gerwin, Héfer Bembenutty ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This volume reviews the background of mandated teacher performance assessment with an emphasis on policy, privatization, and professionalization. The authors discuss the potential impact of mandated teacher performance assessments on teacher education in the content areas of mathematics, English, and social studies. The perspectives and empirical research examined in this conceptual analysis ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Changing Assessments

    Alternative Views of Aptitude, Achievement and Instruction

    Edited by Bernard R. Gifford, Mary Catherine O'Connor ...
    Series Book 30 - Evaluation in Education and Human Services
    Bernard R. Gifford As we edge toward the year 2000, the information age is a reality; the global marketplace is increasingly competitive; and the U.S. labor force is shrinking. Today more than ever, our nation's economic and social well-being hinges on our ability to tap our human resources-to identify talent, to nurture it, and to assess abilities and disabilities in ways that help every ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • An Introduction to Medical Teaching

    Edited by William B. Jeffries, Kathryn Huggett ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Few faculty members in academic medical centres are formally prepared for their roles as teachers. This work is an introductory text designed to provide medical teachers with the core concepts of effective teaching practice and information about innovations for curriculum design, delivery, and assessment. It offers brief, focused chapters with content that is easily assimilated by the reader. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • "The Having of Wonderful Ideas" and Other Essays on Teaching and Learning

    by Eleanor Duckworth ...
    Eleanor Duckworth’s ideas contained in these timeless essays are more important than ever to the public discourse on education. They are a much-needed antidote to many of today’s school reform practices, where a number is accepted as an adequate representation of a student’s learning. While touching on many subjects—from science, math, and poetry to learning, teaching, thinking, evaluation, and ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Developing Performance-Based Assessments, Grades 6-12

    Edited by Nancy P. Gallavan ...
    "Contains valuable and timely information on how to develop appropriate, authentic, and worthwhile assessments."—Deborah S. Yost, Professor of EducationLa Salle UniversityImprove student achievement on daily assignments, unit assessments, and standardized tests!Customizing instructional approaches to a specific educational context and learners′ needs is a common challenge for educators. Geared for ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Integral Development

    Realising the Transformative Potential of Individuals, Organisations and Societies

    by Alexander Schieffer, Ronnie Lessem ...
    Series series Transformation and Innovation
    Alexander Schieffer and Ronnie Lessem introduce a groundbreaking development framework and process to address the most burning issues that humanity faces. While conventional top-down, outside-in development has reached a cul-de-sac, a new, integral form of development is emerging around the world. Integral Development uniquely articulates this emergent approach, and invites us to fully participate ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Understanding the Nature of Motivation and Motivating Students through Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

    by David Kember ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book is based upon three interrelated open naturalistic studies conducted to better characterise the motivational orientation of students in higher education. Open semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with undergraduates, students at community colleges and students in taught postgraduate courses in Hong Kong. The analysis used an exploratory grounded theory approach and ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Competence Development and Assessment in TVET (COMET)

    Theoretical Framework and Empirical Results

    by Felix Rauner, Lars Heinemann, Andrea Maurer, Bernd Haasler ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    The transferability of vocational education and training qualifications across international borders is a live issue in this heterogeneous field. Key to this goal is defining a common methodology for measuring vocational competences. This publication sets out a proposal for just that, based on the results of a pilot project known as ‘COMET’ on competence diagnostics in the field of electrical ... Read more

    $89.09 USD