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A Study Of General Education Assessment., Debra Leonard Scott
A Study Of General Education Assessment., Debra Leonard Scott
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study was a correlational investigation of the effect of student demographic characteristics, prior academic performance, college academic performance, and college status on general education achievement at a rural community college in Tennessee. The criterion variable in this study was student performance on the Academic Profile examination, a nationally normed standardized test published by the Educational Testing Service that is designed to measure academic skills in general education subject areas.
The population for this study included students at Walters State Community College located in Morristown, Tennessee, who had completed or were nearing completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours …
Assessing Assessment: What Is Being Assessed? So What? And Then What?, K Rowe, Andrew Stephanou
Assessing Assessment: What Is Being Assessed? So What? And Then What?, K Rowe, Andrew Stephanou
Dr Andrew Stephanou
No abstract provided.
Sear – Your Answer To Assessment In Science, Gayl O'Connor, Helen Trotter
Sear – Your Answer To Assessment In Science, Gayl O'Connor, Helen Trotter
Gayl O'Connor
No abstract provided.
Aligning Paper Tests With Multimedia Instruction, Scott L. Howell
Aligning Paper Tests With Multimedia Instruction, Scott L. Howell
Faculty Publications
Although the "click-and-point" virtual classrooms of today hardly resemble the brick-and-mortar classrooms of yesterday, one thing seems to not have changed: the prevalence of paper-based tests. Paper-based tests have been the staple of education for centuries and will most likely persist for many years to come. This article explores some of the issues surrounding the growing chasm between the way students are now taught and how they are still tested from three perspectives: researcher, student, and teacher.
How Will No Child Left Behind Improve Student Achievement? The Necessity Of Classroom-Based Research In Accountability Reform., Stephanie W. Cawthon
How Will No Child Left Behind Improve Student Achievement? The Necessity Of Classroom-Based Research In Accountability Reform., Stephanie W. Cawthon
Essays in Education
No Child Left Behind (2001) legislation emphasizes the use of large-scale assessments in evaluating student proficiency in core academic areas. Classroom-based measures of proficiency, such as research projects, classroom assessments, and homework assignments, also provide rich data regarding students’ academic progress. This article articulates three areas where classroom-based measures can complement the large-scale assessment data used in NCLB reports of school, district and state progress: 1) Alignment of curriculum to state standards, 2) Assessment of student achievement, and 3) Identifying strategies for teaching in a diverse classroom. Making links between classroom instruction, student work, and large-scale assessment will be critical …
Two Out Of Five Is Bad [Features Of An Effective Assessment System], Gabrielle Matters
Two Out Of Five Is Bad [Features Of An Effective Assessment System], Gabrielle Matters
Dr Gabrielle Matters
No abstract provided.
Designing An Outcomes-Based Student Affairs Assessment Program, Lynn D. Akey, Rene Hersrud
Designing An Outcomes-Based Student Affairs Assessment Program, Lynn D. Akey, Rene Hersrud
Academic Affairs Publications
No abstract provided.
Connecticut Blueprint For A Nclb “Housse” In Educational Technology, Antoinette P. Bruciati
Connecticut Blueprint For A Nclb “Housse” In Educational Technology, Antoinette P. Bruciati
Education Faculty Publications
According to the United States Department of Education, teacher quality is one of the most critical aspects of the teaching and learning process. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) has required that state agencies assume the responsibility for increasing student achievement and ensuring teacher quality by the end of the 2005-2006 school year. The NCLB outlines minimum qualifications that are needed by teachers who work on any facet of classroom instruction and authorizes state administrators to establish the criteria through which an experienced teacher will meet the subject matter competencies in a specific content area. This paper …
Describing The Ball: Improve Teaching By Using Rubrics - Explicit Grading Criteria, Sophie M. Sparrow
Describing The Ball: Improve Teaching By Using Rubrics - Explicit Grading Criteria, Sophie M. Sparrow
Law Faculty Scholarship
Assessment is crucial to effective teaching and learning. Carnegie's Educating Lawyers and Roy Stuckey's Best Practices for Legal Education emphasize the importance of assessment. This article explains how detailed, written grading criteria describing what students should learn and how they will be evaluated should be a central part of law teachers' assessment plans. The article details how rubrics can improve law student learning, and contains both detailed, step-by-step directions on creating rubrics and examples of rubrics from many different law school courses.
Capturing The Dialectic Between Principles And Cases, Kevin D. Ashley
Capturing The Dialectic Between Principles And Cases, Kevin D. Ashley
Articles
Theorists in ethics and law posit a dialectical relationship between principles and cases; abstract principles both inform and are informed by the decisions of specific cases. Until recently, however, it has not been possible to investigate or confirm this relationship empirically. This work involves a systematic study of a set of ethics cases written by a professional association's board of ethical review. Like judges, the board explains its decisions in opinions. It applies normative standards, namely principles from a code of ethics, and cites past cases. We hypothesized that the board's explanations of its decisions elaborated upon the meaning and …
Rich Task Assessment In New Basics, Gabrielle Matters
Rich Task Assessment In New Basics, Gabrielle Matters
Dr Gabrielle Matters
No abstract provided.