Salkind guides readers through the fundamentals of tests and measurement, using the conversational writing style and straightforward presentation techniques that have made his book Statistics for People Who Think They Hate Statistics an international bestseller. Neil J.
Using Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework
Linking the results of formative assessment to instructional change can enhance learning and influence student success in school. Solution Tree. This book is intended for teachers and administrators who want to better understand the basics of RTI and its connection to formative assessment. When formative assessment is coupled with RTI, teachers can catch students before they fall too far behind the standards and their peers.
Formative assessment is not only an important component of effective instruction within the RTI framework; it is a key feature of instructional design. Whether experienced or inexperienced in the use of formative assessment and data collection and analysis, readers will find useful tips and strategies that will advance their knowledge and understanding toward the goal of increasing student achievement.
Rti and formative assessment have the potential to positively impact student achievement.
Researching Real-World Problems: A Guide to Methods of Inquiry
Always student-focused, this book offers a hands on and practical guide to the research process from the initial process of coming up with a good question, via methods of gathering information, through to the writing process itself. It is brilliantly written, witty, and always easy to understand. Taking as her starting point the need for students to conduct research for themselves in the `real world′, Zina O′Leary guides those new to research through the whys and how-tos of the entire research process.
Sage publications Ltd. They can be printed out as separate transparencies or used in PowerPoint based lectures. Solution Tree. Researching real-world problems: - makes the entire research process a meaningful experience - provides a jargon-busting hands-on guide to the entire research process - Is illustrated throughout with real-life examples - Speaks directly to the needs of the new researcher - Locates the researcher and research process at heart of a complex web of social structures - Provides via the Companion Website link above, PowerPoint slides that cover all 12 chapters of the book.
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Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success
Combining theory, research, and applications, this popular text guides college students on how to become self-regulated learners. Routledge. New in the fifth edition discussion of the importance of sleep in learning and memory Revised and updated chapter on self-regulation of emotions Current research on impact of students’ use of technology including digital learning platforms and tools, social media, and online learning Updated Companion Website resources for students and instructors Solution Tree.
Sage publications Ltd. Pedagogical features include exercises, Student Reflections, Chapter-end Reviews, Follow-Up Activities, Key Points, and a Glossary. A framework organized around motivation, time management, control of the physical and social environment, methods of learning, and monitoring performance makes it easy for students to recognize what they need to do to become academically more successful.
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Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success
Literacy is a skill for all time, for all people. Sage publications Ltd. Giving all educators the breadth of knowledge and practical tools that help students strengthen their literacy skills is the focus of Read, Write, Lead. It is an integral part of our lives, whether we are students or adult professionals.
Routledge. Embed the language of productive feedback in responsive instruction, and observations in order to accelerate learning for students, teachers, conferences, and leaders. In their own voices, teachers, literacy specialists, principals, and students offer real-life examples of changes that led to dramatic improvement in literacy skills and perhaps just as important increased joy in teaching and learning.
Scattered throughout the book are "Quick Wins" ideas and actions that can yield positive, affirming results while tackling the tough work of long-term change. Build professional literacy Communities of educators working together to create sustainable school change through professional learning based on shared beliefs.
Drawing on her experience as a mentor teacher, and staff developer, instructional coach, reading specialist, author Regie Routman offers time-tested advice on how to develop a schoolwide learning culture that leads to more effective reading and writing across the curriculum.
How to Beat Procrastination in the Digital Age
Routledge. Two bonus chapters on "making change Happen, " and a Coda on "How Technology Can Boost Your Productivity" complete the program. Stop regretting how you spend your time. Psychologist and success coach, Dr. The skills, strategies and secrets in this book will enhance your career, enrich your relationships, empower your confidence and expand your well-being.
Sage publications Ltd. Each program is designed to respect your personality style so that you can develop the upgraded, enhanced version of you!Take the "Six Styles of Procrastination Quiz. Then delve into the program designed for you. Wow, what a payoff! Solution Tree. Each change program provides a wealth of information that you cannot find anywhere else.
No need for a personality makeover. No need to become like someone else.
Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes, Second Edition Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
An essential tool for budding social scientists, the second edition of Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes will be invaluable for a new generation of researchers entering the field. University of Chicago Press. Using actual unfinished notes as examples, reviewing, the authors illustrate options for composing, and working fieldnotes into finished texts.
. They discuss different organizational and descriptive strategies and show how transforming direct observations into vivid descriptions results not simply from good memory but from learning to envision scenes as written. Routledge. Emerson, Rachel I. In writing ethnographic Fieldnotes, Robert M. Sage publications Ltd.
A good ethnographer, they demonstrate, must learn to remember dialogue and movement like an actor, to see colors and shapes like a painter, and to sense moods and rhythms like a poet.
Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods: Integrating Theory and Practice
In addition, " written in a voice and style more emphatic and engaging than traditional textbook style, each chapter features an extended "rumination, about a core issue of persistent debate and controversy. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, inquiry frameworks, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qualitative research and evaluation methods, and analysis options available today.
For the first time, full case studies are included to illustrate extended research and evaluation examples. Solution Tree. Routledge.
The Principalship: New Roles in a Professional Learning Community
This innovative first edition text presents a complete picture of the principal as school administrator, supervisor, mentor, manager, advocate, community builder, politician, leader and learner. Routledge. The principalship covers the importance of learning: the learning of principals, the learning of other professionals, and especially the learning of students.
. School improvement is not possible without this across-the-board learning and exploration, and this text places a strong emphasis on this simple but often-overlooked aspect of school communities. Sage publications, Inc. University of Chicago Press. Sage publications Ltd. Today’s school systems are faced with a number of fresh challenges: changing student populations, federal and state policy demands, rapidly expanding research knowledge, increasing accountability requirements, and escalating expectations for school services.
This book will help aspiring school leaders to bridge the gap between traditional conceptualizations of the principal and more innovative, functional, and multifaceted conceptualizations that respond to the changing conditions and higher demands of contemporary learning communities. Solution Tree.
How Many Subjects?: Statistical Power Analysis in Research
Solution Tree. With increased emphasis on helping readers understand the context in which power calculations are done, this Second Edition of How Many Subjects? by Helena Chmura Kraemer and Christine Blasey introduces a simple technique of statistical power analysis that allows researchers to compute approximate sample sizes and power for a wide range of research designs.
Because the same technique is used with only slight modifications for different statistical tests, researchers can then easily compare the sample sizes required by different designs and tests to make cost-effective decisions in planning a study.
Statistics for People Who Think They Hate Statistics: Using Microsoft Excel 2016
The book walks readers through various statistical procedures, beginning with simple descriptive statistics, and ending with inferential techniques, and graphical representations of data, analysis of variance, correlations, and a new introductory chapter on working with large datasets and data mining using Excel.
. Opening with an introduction to excel 2016, including coverage of how to use functions and formulas, this edition also shows students how to install the Excel Data Analysis Tools option to access a host of useful analytical techniques. University of Chicago Press. Sage publications, Inc. Sage publications Ltd.
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