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Engineering (R0) eBook Series

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  • Diagnostics and Reliability of Pipeline Systems

    by Sviatoslav Timashev, Anna Bushinskaya ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The book contains solutions to fundamental problems which arise due to the logic of development of specific branches of science, which are related to pipeline safety, but mainly are subordinate to the needs of pipeline transportation.The book deploys important but not yet solved aspects of reliability and safety assurance of pipeline systems, which are vital aspects not only for the oil and gas ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

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  • Leadership of Assessment, Inclusion, and Learning

    Edited by Shelleyann Scott, Donald E. Scott, Charles F. Webber ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book provides pragmatic strategies and models for student assessment and ameliorates the heightened sense of confusion that too many educators and leaders experience around the complexities associated with assessment. In particular, it offers guidance to school and district personnel charged with fair and appropriate assessment of students who represent a wide variety of abilities and ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Computerized Adaptive and Multistage Testing with R

    Using Packages catR and mstR

    by David Magis, Duanli Yan, Alina A. von Davier ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    The goal of this guide and manual is to provide a practical and brief overview of the theory on computerized adaptive testing (CAT) and multistage testing (MST) and to illustrate the methodologies and applications using R open source language and several data examples. Implementation relies on the R packages catR and mstR that have been already or are being developed by the first author (with the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Assessment Powered Teaching

    by Nancy W. Sindelar ...
    Knowledge is power, and this book puts assessment data and instruction together in a step-by-step format. Instead of dreading the time testing takes from teaching, you can harness its power to define learning targets, build standards-based assessments; gather and use test data in the classroom, and develop data-driven teaching strategies. Assessment expert Nancy W. Sindelar provides practical ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Leading Student Assessment

    Edited by Judy L. Lupart, Charles F. Webber ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book presents a new and refreshing look at student assessment from the perspective of leading educational theorists, researchers, and practitioners. The authors call for boundary-breaking assessment that reflects clear understandings of the purposes of assessment, a balance of assessment creativity and realism, the ability to detect solutions for assessment challenges, and the capacity to ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Assessing Model-Based Reasoning using Evidence- Centered Design

    A Suite of Research-Based Design Patterns

    by Robert J Mislevy, Geneva Haertel, Michelle Riconscente, Daisy Wise Rutstein, Cindy Ziker ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This Springer Brief provides theory, practical guidance, and support tools to help designers create complex, valid assessment tasks for hard-to-measure, yet crucial, science education standards. Understanding, exploring, and interacting with the world through models characterizes science in all its branches and at all levels of education. Model-based reasoning is central to science education and ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Handbook of Intelligence

    Evolutionary Theory, Historical Perspective, and Current Concepts

    Edited by Sam Goldstein, Dana Princiotta, Jack A. Naglieri ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Numerous functions, cognitive skills, and behaviors are associated with intelligence, yet decades of research has yielded little consensus on its definition. Emerging from often conflicting studies is the provocative idea that intelligence evolved as an adaptation humans needed to keep up with – and survive in – challenging new environments.The Handbook of Intelligence addresses a broad range of ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • The Basics of Item Response Theory Using R

    by Frank B. Baker, Seock-Ho Kim ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This graduate-level textbook is a tutorial for item response theory that covers both the basics of item response theory and the use of R for preparing graphical presentation in writings about the theory. Item response theory has become one of the most powerful tools used in test construction, yet one of the barriers to learning and applying it is the considerable amount of sophisticated ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Statistical Models for Data Analysis

    Edited by Salvatore Ingrassia, Maurizio Vichi, Paolo Giudici ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The papers in this book cover issues related to the development of novel statistical models for the analysis of data. They offer solutions for relevant problems in statistical data analysis and contain the explicit derivation of the proposed models as well as their implementation. The book assembles the selected and refereed proceedings of the biannual conference of the Italian Classification and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Educational Measurement for Applied Researchers

    Theory into Practice

    by Margaret Wu, Hak Ping Tam, Tsung-Hau Jen ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book is a valuable read for a diverse group of researchers and practitioners who analyze assessment data and construct test instruments. It focuses on the use of classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT), which are often required in the fields of psychology (e.g. for measuring psychological traits), health (e.g. for measuring the severity of disorders), and education (e.g. ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Evaluating Corporate Training: Models and Issues

    Edited by Stephen M. Brown, Constance J. Seidner ...
    Series Book 46 - Evaluation in Education and Human Services
    We are glad to have the opportunity to work together again in the planning and preparation of this edited volume on the evaluation of corporate training. Our respective professional careers have provided us with experience in this area, both as practitioners and as academicians. It is from both of these perspectives that we approached the preparation of this volume. Our purpose is to provide ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Conducting Educational Needs Assessments

    by Robert O. Brinkerhoff, Charles H. McCormick, D.L. Stufflebeam, Cheryl O. Nelson ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    What goals should be addressed by educational programs? What priorities should be assigned to the different goals? What funds should be allocated to each goal? How can quality services be maintained with declining school enrollments and shrinking revenues? What programs could be cut if necessary? The ebb and flow of the student population, the changing needs of our society and the fluctuation of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD