Authors:Jeffrey K. Smith, Lisa F. Smith, Richard De Lisi,
Publisher: Corwin Pre
Keywords: assessment, experts, series, instruction, designing, classroom, natural, seamless
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2000-10-17
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 076197587X
ISBN-13: 9780761975878

Even the beginning teacher can use this fresh perspective on assessment that to help students focus on strengths and overcome weaknesses.

Author: Lorna M. Earl
Publisher: Corwin Press
Keywords: assessment, learning, experts, series, student, classroom, using, maximize
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2003-05-07
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0761946268
ISBN-13: 9780761946267

Learn to embrace assessment, not just as a tool for student evaluation, but as a valuable strategy for everyday classroom learning.

Author: Trudy W. Banta and Associates
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: assessment, update, collections, special, impact, scoring, uses, cases, portfolio
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 2003-12-23
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 078797286X
ISBN-13: 9780787972868

Text presents current thinking on portfolio assessment; and shows how portfolios, including Web-based portfolios, have been used at various institutions to assess and improve programs in general education. Softcover. DLC: Portfolios in education.

Author: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Publisher: Island Pre
Keywords: assessment, ecosystem, series, millennium, ecosystems, framework, human
Number of Pages: 212
Published: 2003-08-15
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1559634030
ISBN-13: 9781559634038

Ecosystems and Human Well-Being is the first product of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a four-year international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and human well-being. The book offers an overview of the project, describing the conceptual framework that is being used, defining its scope, and providing a baseline of understanding that all participants need to move forward.The Millennium Assessment focuses on how humans have altered ecosystems, and how changes in ecosystem services have affected human

Author: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Publisher: Island Press
Keywords: assessment, ecosystem, series, millennium, ecosystems, framework, human
Number of Pages: 212
Published: 2003-08-15
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 1559634022
ISBN-13: 9781559634021

Ecosystems and Human Well-Being is the first product of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a four-year international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and human well-being. The book offers an overview of the project, describing the conceptual framework that is being used, defining its scope, and providing a baseline of understanding that all participants need to move forward.The Millennium Assessment focuses on how humans have altered ecosystems, and how changes in ecosystem services have affected human

Author: Rick A. Myer
Publisher: Brooks Cole
Keywords: assessment, model, triage, intervention, crisis
Number of Pages: 157
Published: 2000-07-25
List price: $73.95
ISBN-10: 053436232X
ISBN-13: 9780534362324

Handling crisis situations is a scary and often intimidating task for many beginning and even seasoned counselors, social workers, human service workers, psychologists, nurses, police officers and other professionals. Assessment is the foundation and most critical process in crisis intervention since it helps provide the practitioner with essential information reducing the trial and error method that many practitioners find themselves usingMyer discusses a three-dimensional model for understanding the assessment process using affect, cognition, and behavior reactions as the three core componen

Author: Jan Chappuis
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Keywords: assessment, institute, inc, training, learning, strategies, seven
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2009-03-11
List price: $32.99
ISBN-10: 0132548755
ISBN-13: 9780132548755

This practical new book from Pearson Assessment Training Institute organizes research-based recommendations about classroom assessment practices around three formative assessment questions: “Where am I going?”; “Where am I now?”; and “How can I close the gap?” The framework is sequenced so that you can easily weave assessment for learning practices into daily teaching and assessment activities.   The Seven Strategies are organized around the three big questions:Where Am I Going?Strategy 1: Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target.Strategy 2: Use examples