educational tests and measurements

Data-driven instruction is the philosophy that schools should focus on two simple questions: how do you know if are students learning? And when they are not, what do you do about it?.

Provides study tools for preparing to take the Advanced Placement Calculus AB exam, including a study plan, a diagnostic test, test-taking strategies, review questions, and three practice exams with explained answers.

"This practical, engaging guide explores how student-centered assessment not only improves student engagement and achievement but also ensures that assessment is accurate, meaningful, and fair"--Provided by publisher.

A guide to formative assessment and technological innovations for educators that features practical tips on how to use technology in assessment, strategies for small groups and individual students, ideas for project-based and inquiry-based approaches, and more.

Eleven teachers discuss their roles as assessment leaders in the American education system; offering tips and advice on strategies to design, use, and analyze assessments; and describing the importance of teacher collaboration, a four-step process to align assessments with learning targets, prepare alternative principles for English language learners, and more.

Offers elementary school students practical strategies to help them do better on standardized tests, with advice on how to prepare for the test, answer different types of questions, and stop pre-test anxiety.

Offers advice to teachers on using formative and summative assessment results to enhance instruction, motivating students with clear learning targets, using technology to analyze students' progress, and raising test scores.

Discusses how to form, implement, and score and analyze performance tasks for assessing student learning.