Several assessments of student learning and teacher efficacy will be employed, including (a) standardized measures of reading comprehension and vocabulary and (b) researcher - developed measures of content knowledge, reading strategy use, and instructional quality.
Not exact matches
Researchers from RAND studying the first year
of Vermont's implementation
of portfolio
assessments for fourth and eighth graders found that the development
of portfolios (work was selected by
students with input from classroom teachers) had several positive educational outcomes: Students and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios), students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on stude
students with input from classroom teachers) had
several positive educational outcomes:
Students and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios), students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on stude
Students and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about
learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios),
students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on stude
students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on
student work.
Workbooklet creates a record for
student folders
of what has been
learned across the online modules, contains
several homework and teacher /
student assessment opportunities.
In answering questions,
students can do a selected response, constructed response or essay, which I think is the most productive part
of this
assessment, because there are
several opportunities for
students to construct their own sentences — making meaning
of what they've
learned, then demonstrating that through their writing.
Several meta - analyses identified leadership actions associated with improved
student achievement, including supporting the development and use
of curriculum, instruction, and
assessments; building a shared culture
of achievement; establishing goals and expectations; resourcing strategically; planning, coordinating, and evaluating teaching and curricula; promoting and participating in teacher
learning and development; and cultivating an orderly and supportive environment.»
If schools are to maximize
student learning,
several different contributors must use dependable
assessment results to inform a wide variety
of important educational decisions.
• Arranged
several training workshops for preschool teachers which engendered quality educational instructions to preschool
students • Developed and implemented a teacher
assessment program which screened preschool teachers every three months to determine needs for training • Trained 17 teachers and teachers» aides for working in a demanding preschool environment • Designed a particularly interesting and novel preschool program which is in sync with the international standards
of interactive
learning