Assessing Critical Skills
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (545 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586832824 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Any educator's library needs this Midwest Book Review Library media specialists learn the process and value of designing assessments that match critical skills in ASSESSING CRITICAL SKILLS, a definitive work on assessment designed for educators and librarians alike. Chapters discuss matching assessment to curriculum needs, provides guidelines and examples, and offer step-by-step rubics and checking processes. Any educator's library needs this.Diane C. DonovanCalifornia Bookwatch. Great guidance on assessment Very helpful! Don't let the fact that it is written by a library science specialist deter you. It is comprehensive and gives great support regardless of the subject area.
Any educator's library needs this." - Midwest Book Review"The weakest link in the inclusion of critical skills in the curriculum has been assessment. Classroom teachers and curriculum developers will probably want their personal copies as well." - VOYA. This professional book is a toolkit for the educator who is willing to incorporate critical skills into instruction, but who needs assistance in creating authentic assessments or is looking for new ideas in testing in
Reading this well-researched, practical book on assessing critical skills and applying the author's strategies will allow the library media specialist to not only teach the standards but to also teach students to improve their critical skills. • Learn the process and value of designing assessment that matches the critical skills being taught in order to improve student performance• Find a clear blueprint for the strategies, guidelines, and examples the LMS will need to immediately help students improve critical skills• Understand the importance of teaching and assessing essential skills and their connection to significantly improved student achievementThis is the definitive work on assessment for library media specialists and other educators. The author, who is an authority on skill development and assessment, speaks in layman's terms about the importance of designing assessment that matches the written and taught, standards-driven curriculum in an authentic manner. He provides succinct guidelines, strategies and examples for authen
Jon Mueller is a professor of Psychology at North Central College in Naperville, IL.