Ronald S. Brandt, editor. 1998.
Nationally recognized authors offer a practical discussion of major issues in assessing student learning, such as large-scale and classroom assessment practices, inclusion of all students, early childhood practices, and more.
Assessing Student Learning: A Practical Guide
Kent Seidel, editor. 2000.
The first large-scale effort to compile practical guidance from nationally recognized authors regarding the assessment of students in every major subject area. Each author offers a concise discussion of the key skills and knowledge that make the discipline area unique and important for students to learn. Authors provide guidance from research and best practice as to the best ways to assess learning. Assessment methods are referenced across subject areas to help educators think about the curriculum as a whole, and to develop a better understanding of student assessment.
This unique resource is produced in PDF (Portable Document Format) on CD-ROM, allowing interactive connections among subject areas as well as direct links to valuable on-line supplementary resources. Schools are granted a limited license to print and distribute sections of the book among their faculty as needed, and to place the resource on in-school computer networks for easy access. Will work with either Mac or PC formats.
Handbook of Research on Improving Student Achievement (2nd Edition)
Gordon Cawelti, editor. 1999.
This resource was developed by the Alliance for Curriculum Reform in collaboration with the Educational Research Service. The second edition update of the 1995 report is designed to give teachers, administrators, and others access to the knowledge base on instructional practices that improve student learning. This one volume brings together in readable, concise language the authoritative research on effective classroom practices in all major disciplines currently taught in elementary and secondary schools: the arts, foreign language, health, language arts, physical education, mathematics, social studies, and science, as well as generic practices that apply across all disciplines. The second edition incorporates current research, includes an appendix on research-based practices in beginning reading instruction, and presents suggestions for ways to use this resource for professional development and instructional improvement.
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