NJ ASK8 Mathematics

NJ ASK8 Mathematics
Author: Stephen Hearne
Publisher: Research & Education Assoc.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 9780738608778

REA’s Ready, Set, Go! NJ ASK Grade 8 Mathematics Test Prep with Practice Tests on CD Gets New Jersey Students Ready for the Math Exam! Fully aligned with the core curriculum standards of the NJ Department of Education, this fourth edition of our popular test prep provides the up-to-date instruction and practice that eighth grade students need to improve their math skills and pass this important high-stakes exam. The comprehensive review features student-friendly, easy-to-follow lessons and examples that reinforce the key concepts tested on the NJ ASK8, including: * Number & Numerical Operations * Patterns & Algebra * Geometry * Data Analysis, Probability & Discrete Mathematics * Mathematical Processes Focused lessons explain math concepts in easy-to-understand language that’s suitable for eighth grade students at any learning level. Our tutorials and targeted drills increase comprehension while enhancing math skills. Color icons and graphics throughout the book highlight practice problems, charts, and figures. The book includes a full-length diagnostic test and a full-length practice test based on official exam questions. Each test comes complete with detailed explanations of answers, allowing you to focus on areas in need of further study. Our TestWare CD features both of the book’s tests in a timed format with automatic scoring, detailed answer explanations, and diagnostic feedback. Instant reports help you zero in on the topics and types of questions that give you trouble now, so you’ll succeed when it counts! REA’s test-taking tips and strategies offer an added boost of confidence and ease anxiety before the exam. Whether used in a classroom, at home for self-study, or as a textbook supplement, teachers, parents, and students will consider this book a “must-have” prep for the NJ ASK 8 Mathematics exam.

Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education

Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2011-10-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309225078

In recent years there have been increasing efforts to use accountability systems based on large-scale tests of students as a mechanism for improving student achievement. The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a prominent example of such an effort, but it is only the continuation of a steady trend toward greater test-based accountability in education that has been going on for decades. Over time, such accountability systems included ever-stronger incentives to motivate school administrators, teachers, and students to perform better. Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education reviews and synthesizes relevant research from economics, psychology, education, and related fields about how incentives work in educational accountability systems. The book helps identify circumstances in which test-based incentives may have a positive or a negative impact on student learning and offers recommendations for how to improve current test-based accountability policies. The most important directions for further research are also highlighted. For the first time, research and theory on incentives from the fields of economics, psychology, and educational measurement have all been pulled together and synthesized. Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education will inform people about the motivation of educators and students and inform policy discussions about NCLB and state accountability systems. Education researchers, K-12 school administrators and teachers, as well as graduate students studying education policy and educational measurement will use this book to learn more about the motivation of educators and students. Education policy makers at all levels of government will rely on this book to inform policy discussions about NCLB and state accountability systems.

Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests for Grades 3-5

Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests for Grades 3-5
Author: Cynthia Johnson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780743204996

Kaplan now offers an indispensable tool for parents who want to help their elementary-school child perform well on standardized tests.