A Guide to High-Stakes Standardized Testing in the United States

A Guide to High-Stakes Standardized Testing in the United States
Author: Amy L. Kelly
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2021-11-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004511733

High-stakes standardized testing has a long history of exclusion, oppression, power, and control with deep roots in the landscape of American education. In this text, the events and circumstances that have forged the way of high-stakes testing are presented in a straightforward and accessible manner.

Getting Ready for the 4th Grade Assessment Tests

Getting Ready for the 4th Grade Assessment Tests
Author: Erika Warecki
Publisher: Learning Express (NY)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Education, Elementary
ISBN: 9781576854167

Getting Ready for the 4th Grade Assessment Test: Help Improve Your Child’s Math and English Skills – Many parents are expressing a demand for books that will help their children succeed and excel on the fourth grade assessment tests in math and English –especially in areas where children have limited access to computers. This book will help students practice basic math concepts, i.e., number sense and applications as well as more difficult math, such as patterns, functions, and algebra. English skills will include practice in reading comprehension, writing, and vocabulary. Rubrics are included for self-evaluation.

Super Smart Math

Super Smart Math
Author: Rebecca George
Publisher:
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2006-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781593632007

Looking for challenging activities to jump-start your students' minds at the beginning of each math class? Look no further! Super Smart Mathprovides just the answer teachers need to grab students' attention and help prepare them for the day's lesson. Organized by mathematical topics, the book offers 180 days worth of activities, problems, and critical thinking challenges that become increasingly difficult as the students progress through each section. Super Smart Mathmakes math exciting for your brightest students by including situations and problems that are relevant to their everyday lives. Your students will look forward to math class each day!

LSAT Logic Games Workout

LSAT Logic Games Workout
Author: Princeton Review (Firm)
Publisher: Princeton Review
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 037542931X

Most students have the hardest time with the difficult Logic Games section of the LSAT. This collection features games that are long, complicated, and intricate and require good strategy and full attention. Complete answer explanations are included.

Preparation Kit for the WISC-IV Test

Preparation Kit for the WISC-IV Test
Author: Test Tutor Publishing
Publisher: Test Tutor Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2010-11-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780982870891

The Test Tutor: Preparation Kit for WISC-IV Test provides fun and colorful exercises to help your child master the skills and concepts assessed on the WISC-IV test. It includes: 900+ practice questions similar in content, format and difficulty to the WISC-IV test, details about the test subject matter, administration and scoring, all 15 subtests, material appropriate for children age 6 to 16, 9 bi-color, non-toxic blocks (sold separately) Does your child need to take the WISC-IV test to get into a private school or gifted program? If you are concerned about it or just want to ensure your child is not at a disadvantage, it's important that your child become familiar with the test subject matter and question format. Experts agree that it is possible to prepare for an IQ test. Your child's education is just too important to leave to chance. With over 900 practice items, children will get the practice and exposure to testing conditions necessary improve testing weaknesses and maximize their test score.

Governance in Higher Education

Governance in Higher Education
Author: Werner Zvi Hirsch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2001
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

The cyberspace revolution means that university structures have become less hierarchical; success therefore depends heavily on an appropriate system of governance. This book examines university governance in research-intensive universities and offers appropriate initiatives and recommendations.

Get Money for Your Classroom

Get Money for Your Classroom
Author: Barbara Gottschalk
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2017-11-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351591568

Do you have a great teaching idea but no way to pay for it? No problem! A successful grant proposal can be the answer. Get Money for Your Classroom guides you through each step of the grant-writing process, answering common questions and providing examples from real, successful grant proposals. The first half of the book breaks down the "nuts and bolts" of a grant application; the second half introduces the author’s MONEY TALKS acronym to illustrate ten important tips for writing a successful grant application: M: Make Time T: Tell a Story O: Obey the Application Rules A: Ask for Action Items N: Never Start New L: Learn What’s Funded E: Everybody Involved K: Keep Trying Y: Youth Input S: Show Sustainability Each chapter is full of examples—what to do and what to avoid—from the author’s own grant applications. The book’s appendix includes a list of national and regional grant programs appropriate for teachers. These helpful resources and the author’s practical advice will give you the confidence and motivation to start applying on your own!

Michigan 3rd Grade Math Test Prep

Michigan 3rd Grade Math Test Prep
Author: Teachers Treasures
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2014-06-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781500197919

O Our 2nd edition Michigan 3rd Grade Math Test Prep for Common Core State Standards is an excellent resource to assess and manage student's understanding of concepts outlined in the Common Core State Standards Initiative. This resource is formatted into three sections: Diagnostic, Practice, and Assessment with multiple choice and open questions in each section. The material covered includes emphasis on representing and solving problems involving multiplication and division; understanding properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division; multiplying and dividing within 100; solving problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic; using place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic; developing understanding of fractions as numbers; solving problems involving measurement and estimation; representing and interpreting data; and reasoning with shapes and their attributes. These standards are covered extensively by the practice problems. This book contains over 500 practice problems aligned to each Common Core State Standard. In addition the book contains an answer key to practice problems. Paperback: 218 double-sided pages Publisher: Teachers' Treasures, Inc. Language: English