Authors:Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan,
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: national, achievement, educational, assessments, education, levels, volume, assessing
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2007-11-28
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0821372580
ISBN-13: 9780821372586

Effective assessment of the performance of educational systems is a key component in developing policies to optimize the development of human capital around the world. The five books in the National Assessments of Educational Achievement series introduce key concepts in national assessments of student achievement levels, from policy issues to address when designing and carrying out assessment through test development, sampling, data cleaning, statistics, report writing, and the use of results to improve educational quality. As knowledge increasingly replaces raw materials and labor as a key

Authors:Paul R. Pintrich, Martin L. Maehr,
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Keywords: advances, motivation, achievement, volume, methods, directions, measures, new
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2001-11-01
List price: $141.95
ISBN-10: 0762308192
ISBN-13: 9780762308194

Author: Margaret Ann Richek
Publisher: Great Source Education Group Inc
Keywords: course, achievement, vocabulary
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2005-07-31
List price: $22.40
ISBN-10: 0669517585
ISBN-13: 9780669517583

Author: Keith Sagar
Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
Keywords: hughes, ted, achievement
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 1986-09
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0719009391
ISBN-13: 9780719009396

Authors:John E. Chubb, Tom Lovele,
Publisher: Brookings Institution Pre
Keywords: gap, achievement, bridging
Number of Pages: 268
Published: 2002-11-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0815714017
ISBN-13: 9780815714019

The achievement gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students in the US has been debated by scholars and lamented by policymakers since it was first documented in 1966. The average black or Hispanic secondary school student currently achieves at about the same level as the average white student in the lowest quartile of white achievement. Black and Hispanic students are much less likely than white students to graduate from high school, acquire a college or advanced degree or earn a middle-class living. They are also much more likely than whites to suffer social problems

Author: Ronald P. Carver
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: achievement, reading, low, causes
Number of Pages: 456
Published: 2000-02-01
List price: $145.00
ISBN-10: 0805835296
ISBN-13: 9780805835298

This book describes all of the important factors that cause some students to have low reading achievement and others to have high reading achievement. It concentrates on the main factors that influence how much a student gains in reading achievement during a year of school, or a calendar year. An attempt is made to answer the following questions: what can educators do to increase reading achievement, and what is beyond their influence? The author is directly concerned with achievement associated with normal or typical reading. The focus of the book is on things teachers can do during an enti

Author: Harry K. Wong
Publisher: Harry K. Wong Publications
Keywords: achievement, student, improve
Published: 2003-03-01
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 0962936057
ISBN-13: 9780962936050

In this 2 CD set, Harry K. Wong, the most sought after speaker in education, delivers a talk that inspires teachers to light the candle of learning for all students. Educators will benefit from the practical information presented in Harry Wong’s typical charismatic style. He invites the listener to "steal" from him the secrets of effective teaching for all grade levels. In 2 hours and 35 minutes some of the topics addressed are establishing procedures, creating a classroom in which students are working and being productive, grading student work, using the Internet for professional growth