Examinations and Assessment Books

Educational Science V1, March, 1903 To January, 1904: A Digest Of Current Educational Thought (1903) is a book written by Howard Ayers. The book is a compilation of articles published in Educational Science magazine from March 1903 to January 1904. It...

Training for Unknowns is a comprehensive guide designed to help organizations master the art of training employees to solve complex, unpredictable problems in today's rapidly evolving world.In the business world characterized by volatile, uncertain,...

This book explores how best to invest in and nurture teachers. It examines deprofessionalisation and reprofessionalisation in the recent developments in the understanding of teaching and learning, including the effects of standardizing teaching,...

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...

This book presents research on emotion work and the emotional labour of teaching and learning based in England's further education sector, where an increasing emphasis on marketised systems means accountability and audit cultures have become embedded...

This book introduces a comprehensive RTP Model that reframes research to practice knowledge and inclusive education philosophy to promote the sustained use of research to promote and enhance meaningful education for all students.

This book provides an evidentiary basis for policy decisions regarding initial teacher education and beginning teaching and informs the design and delivery of teacher preparation programs. Based on a rigorous analysis of international literature and the...

This book discusses key aspects of life in schools and classrooms, and surveys the changes that have occurred over the years in educational  research, policy making and practice in these school and classroom settings. It not only examines...

Attendant Operator is a simple e-Book for ITI & Engineering Course Attendant Operator (Chemical Plant). It contains objective questions with underlined & bold correct answers MCQ covering all topics including all about the latest & Important  about...

Student Guide: Skills for Success in Career and Technical Education (CTE) A Systematic Way to Master Organizational and Soft SkillsThis student guide is designed to equip you with essential skills for thriving in your CTE journey. It covers and...

Major "paradigm shifts"-replacing one "world view" with another­ regarding what constitutes appropriate knowledge do not happen over­ night. Centuries usually intervene in the process. Even minor shifts­ admitting alternative...

Decision-Oriented Educational Research considers a form of educational research that is designed to be directly relevant to the current information requirements of those who are shaping educational policy or managing edu­...

In an age that dictates accountability and verifiability of educational programs, institutions of higher education are called on to justify their programs. To meet these demands, there is a need for improved methods for the...

This book is about the practice of decision making by school principals and about ways to improve this practice by capitalizing on evaluation dimensions. Much has been written on decision making but surprisingly little on...

Every school district needs a system of sound superintendent performance evaluation. School district superintendents are and must be accountable to their school boards, communities, faculties, and students for delivering...

Bernard R. Gifford and Linda C. Wing Standardized testing has become a ubiquitous feature of American life. As a major source of information for reducing uncertainty in the alJocation of merit­ based educational, training, and...

This book details a unique training evaluation approach developed by David J. Basarab, Sr. currently the Manager of Evaluation at Motorola University. This approach was developed in part based on information from his graduate...

Standardized testing in the United States has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last twenty-five years. The market for tests has not only been expanding rapidly, but has also been changing sharply in structure into a...

In response to the emerging need to develop teachers as professionals who evaluate their own work, this book presents the foundations of self-evaluation as well as self-evaluation models and tools that are likely to help...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of current, innovative approaches to assessing domain-specific and generic student learning and learning outcomes in higher education. The presented work from all projects of the KoKoHs program, the most...

Wer den Inhalt des Begriffs „Berufsbildung" über einen längeren Zeitraum verfolgt, kann fasziniert beobachten, wie sich die Anforderungen der Wi- schaft immer stärker durchsetzen. Bildung erscheint als ein Relikt der 50er...

This book provides a comprehensive and engaging analysis of the purpose and function of student evaluation in higher education. It explores its foundations and the emerging functions, as well as its future potential to improve the quality of university...

This book aims to make a contribution to the theory, research and practice on quality and equity in education by providing a comprehensive overview of these two dimensions of educational effectiveness and proposing a methodological instrument that may be...

This book explores the influence of high stakes standardised testing within the context of South Korea. South Korea is regarded as a shining example of success in educational achievement and, as this book reveals, pressurised standardised testing has...

The Spirit of Storytelling.- The Narrative Imperative: Creating a Story Telling Culture in the Classroom.- Stories as Decision-Scaffolds: Understanding Nonlinear Storytelling Using Case-Based Reasoning and Educational Design Research.- Using Trust...

Chapter 1: Introduction to Benjamin Wright and his Contributions to Measurement Science.- Chapter 2: Cogitations on invariant measurement.-Chapter 3: Isn't Science Wonderful?.-Chapter 4: Ben Wright: A Multi-Facet Analysis.-Chapter 5: Reflections on...

​This book addresses the challenges faced by arts organizations, schools, and community-based settings when designing program evaluations and measuring artistic engagement and experience. With contributions from leaders in the field, this volume is an...

This book makes the case for a revival in interest in the viva. As an oral assessment of a treatise or dissertation or of a student's performance in art or dance the viva has a long history dating back to the time of the Greeks. It can be found today in...

This practical guide introduces functional behavioral assessment as a critical tool in planning interventions to reduce disruptive and other problematic behaviors. The book offers proven methods and strategies as a four-stage protocol in an...

This volume provides a succinct up-to-date summary of global research on principal instructional leadership as it has evolved over the past 50 years. The book's particular focus is on the development and use of the Principal Instructional Management...

This book aims to advance language program evaluation and practice, building on the author's previous work in Blended Language Program Evaluation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). The book is based in theory, yet incorporates case study examples...

This open access book compares and analyses the results in twelve countries of the two latest international student assessments: Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2021 (PIRLS) and the Programme for International Student Assessment 2022...

This edited volume explores questions about 'what works', how, for whom, when, and why in education, and considers how and to what extent such knowledge can be understood and extended across countries and different educational systems. The book starts by...

Since the turn of the millennium, competency-based education (CBE) has become a new standard for training in the health professions in many countries. Early work to operationalize CBE has included development of detailed frameworks of competencies that...

How to Pass Psychometric Tests is the second and most up-to-date edition to passing aptitude and psychometric tests available. This compressive workbook contains 342 pages of test questions along with detailed explanations. This guide has been...

Discusses digital analytics as a new trend using new technologies to measure, collect, analyze, and report on data about learners and their contexts to understand and optimize learning and learning environments.

Enacting an effective grading system that emphasizes the secondary student’s learning process!The book is written in an articulate and direct format that highlights successful practices, programs and activities t

When teacher evaluations are fair, everyone wins.Poor evaluation systems don’t just hurt teachers—they hurt students, too. That’s why America can’t afford to wait for the teacher-evaluation problem to be solved. To provide...

The definitive guidebook to the complex terrain of 21st-century standards!Standards, assessments, grading, and reporting provide the foundation for nearly every initiative in modern education reform. But what do these

Go beyond traditional paper-and-pencil tests!How can you measure student mastery of 21st century skills like creativity, problem solving, and use of technology? Laura Greenstein provides a framework and practical idea

Based on a five-year research project, this book explores the development and practice of the puhui (普惠) early care and education (ECE) program in China, a national public-benefit policy initiated in 2010.

First published in 1984, this book considers, from the vantage point of the authors considerable experience of a wide range of evaluation, the ways in which they, and others, have coped with ethical and political problems that inherently arise...

This book explores how the global trend of quality assurance in higher education is related to the boom of measuring learning outcomes in Japan. It also presents a comparative study in higher education policy between Japan and the US, examining how both...

This book offers an insight into the research and practices of science teaching and learning in the Singapore classroom, with particular attention paid to how they map on to science as inquiry. It provides a spectrum of Singapore's science educational...

This book provides university teachers, leaders and policymakers with evidence on how researchers in several countries are monitoring and improving student engagement-the extent to which students are exposed to and participate in effective educational...