This volume explores the recent national trend toward adoption of performance assessments. Embraced at all levels of educational decision-making--state, district, school, and teacher--the shapes these
The International Handbook of Educational Change is a state of the art collection of the most important ideas and evidence of educational change. The book brings together some of the most influenti
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Princeton University, leading educators and commentators participated in a symposium jointly sponsored by Princeton and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Uni
A "tale from the trenches" of educational reform, this book chronicles a year in the life of four teachers as they implement an innovative new program.
This book shows school leaders how to put programs and change efforts into action; facilitate and coordinate tasks; monitor progress; and support those responsible for carrying out projects and plans.
Constructing test items for standardized tests of achievement, ability, and aptitude is a task of enormous importance. The interpretability of a test's scores flows directly from the quality of its
Spady explores the important changes in culture, instruction, school calendars, and school agenda that school leaders must make to prepare students for the next millennium despite the fact that the cu
Explores recent developments in measuring intellectual abilities, including new undertakings on a range of test administrations methods, types of abilities, and measures taken from tests. Discusses th
Based on a three-year study in the greater Toronto area, Reconstructing 'Drop-out' establishes a new frame of reference for understanding the drop-out dilemma. It is a call for social action and trans
A review of authentic assessment that provides, in addition to a thorough grounding in teh topic area, insightful thoughts on the purposes of evaluation, the nature of school planning, and the current
Formerly a SkyLight publicationIn this updated edition, the authors show how to devise specific performance standards for each intelligence and easily apply them directly in the classroom.
Deficit thinking refers to the notion that students, particularly low income minority students, fail in school because they and their families experience deficiencies that obstruct the leaning process
"If every school board member and every superintAndent read The American SuperintAndent we'd be a long way toward building the team structure we need to guide American schools."Anne L. Bryant, executi
A firsthand account of outstanding principals' experiences in shared-governance schools is presented in this book on democratic principal leadership. In particular, the book fills the knowledge gap -
This volume presents chapters by researchers, practitioners, and policymakers who study the impact of classroom portfolios in the assessment of writing achievement by elementary and middle grade stude
Offers suggestions for creating performance tasks for math, science, language arts, social studies, performance arts, and interdisciplinary curriculums, including portfolios, exhibitions, and written
This book shows how principals can foster collegiality, provide mentorship, offer rewards, and otherwise create conditions so that teachers will be internally motivated.
