Instruction That Measures Up
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Instruction That Measures Up by W James Popham
Teaching in today's schools is different, and teachers have to know what to do to help their students come out as winners in a test-pressured environment. Here's a book that explains how to do that with a practical framework for teaching in the accountability age. Understand why current circumstances have forever changed how to make instructional decisions and explore a simple and sensible way to:Get clear about what you absolutely have to teach.
Make sure you're teaching essential content the right way.
Monitor students to determine whether or not they're learning.
Evaluate your instructional approaches to keep students on track.
James Popham, a former test developer and professor emeritus at the University of California at Los Angeles, is a nationally recognized authority on educational testing. He taught prospective teachers instructional methods courses at UCLA for 30 years, as well as master's and doctorate candidates evaluation and measurement courses. Several prestigious teaching prizes have been bestowed upon him. In January 2000, he was named one of UCLA's top twenty professors of the twentieth century. Dr. Popham has published 20 books, 180 journal articles, 50 research reports, and 150 papers in professional journals.
He has served as the president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in the past. He was also the founding editor of AERA's quarterly publication Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. On educational testing, he now consults with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and various state boards of education.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781416607649 |
| ISBN 10 | 1416607641 |
| Title | Instruction That Measures Up |
| Author | W James Popham |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development |
| Year published | 2009-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 174 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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