Essential Assessment Concepts for Teachers and Administrators (Experts In Assessment Series) - Softcover

McMillan, James H.

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9780803968400: Essential Assessment Concepts for Teachers and Administrators (Experts In Assessment Series)

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ISBN 10: 080396840X ISBN 13: 9780803968400

Publisher: Corwin, 2000

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In this book, the author examines essential assessment concepts and how assessment can enhance student learning and motivation.

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About the Author:

James H. McMillan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Foundations of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, where he teaches educational research and assessment courses and directs the Research and Evaluation Track of the PhD in Education program. He is also Executive Director of the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium, a partnership of Virginia Commonwealth University and eight Richmond-area school divisions that conducts and disseminates applied research. His current research interests include classroom and large-scale formative assessment. He has recently published the fifth edition of Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective Standards-Based Instruction and edited Formative Classroom Assessment: Theory into Practice. He has authored three educational research methods textbooks and published numerous articles in journals, including the American Educational Research Journal, the Journal of Educational Psychology, Contemporary Educational Psychology, and Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice.

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"An important key to blending data with change." (The Bookwatch, July 2008 2008-11-20)

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