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The Myths of Standardized Tests
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2011; US$ 28.99Much of the common knowledge about standardized tests is simply wrong, and these misunderstandings have led to the distortion of the education of children and the judgments made about them. The Myths of Standardized Tests debunks these assumptions, proposing better ways to judge the success of our schools and offering readers suggestions for ways they... more...
A Complete Guide to Rubrics
R&L Education 2011; US$ 28.99This book takes a developmental perspective at the use of scoring rubrics to assess student work. Citing developmental characteristics of each age, the author presents examples and adaptations of assessment rubrics on a variety of subjects for teachers from kindergarten through adult/college. After a presentation of foundation information on rubrics,... more...
Learning Stories
SAGE Publications 2012; US$ 40.00This text shows how learning stories can help create learner identities and affect education, pedagogy and learning. more...
Schools for the Future Europe
Continuum International Publishing 2012; US$ 140.00Schools for the Future Europe brings together a team of leading academics, policy makers and education professionals to explore the emergence, development and application of European education policy up to the 2009 Lisbon Treaty and beyond. The book charts the historical development of a Europe-wide education policy, and examines how that policy has... more...
Standards and Assessment
Lead + Learn Press 2011; US$ 17.95Standards provide learning targets for students and the result of assessments help make data-driven instructional decisions. In this anthology education experts address the following topics in the context of impacting student learning ? performance assessments ? frequent assessments in mathematics ? connecting science standards and assessments ?... more...
1600 Perfect Score
HarperCollins 2009; Not AvailableDrawing on the first study of 1600 scorers conducted with the full cooperation of the College Board, here are the 7 secrets to success on the SAT -- and in life. Every year roughly 2.3 million high school students take the SAT; of those, however, only 650 students on average achieve a perfect score of 1600. Such a statistic raises obvious questions:... more...
Navigating Implementation of the Common Core State Standards
Lead + Learn Press 2012; US$ 13.95Common Core State Standards (CCSS) bring state curricula into alignment with each other by following the principles of standards-based education reform. The big idea behind CCSS is to, "provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them." Navigating Implementation... more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Nursing Entrance Exams
Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 9.99Provides preparation for all five nursing entrance exams. Includes sample questions in each chapter, and two full-fledged practice exams. more...
The Audacity to Teach!
University Press of America 2012; US$ 22.50This book is developed from a study of an inner city, urban elementary school that has undergone serial comprehensive school reforms. This book is intended for a fuller understanding of school improvement and effectiveness, providing commonsense recommendations for the future direction of American education that aim to promote student success. more...
Exam Schools
Princeton University Press 2012; US$ 24.95What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? Can the United States strengthen its future intellectual leadership, economic vitality, and scientific prowess without sacrificing equal opportunity? There are no easy answers but, as Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett show, for more than 100,000 students each year, the... more...









