"The 45 assessment probes enable teachers to find out what students really think about key ideas in force and motion. Before using the probes, teachers need to study the Teacher Notes, which provide background information on the purpose of the probes, related concepts, explanati…
Annotation Am I doing the right thing in the classroom? Are my students learning all they could? Is there anything I could do to gain even more satisfaction from my job?
Assessment and teaching of 21st century skills
This volume offers new perspectives on 21st century teaching skills, focusing especially on assessment. The text offers strategies to improve individual and group development, and draws on international comparisons to identify policy frameworks.
This volume offers new perspectives on 21st century teaching skills, focusing especially on assessment. The text offers strategies to improve individual and group development, and draws on international comparisons to identify policy frameworks.
Rapid-and seemingly accelerating-changes in the economies of developed nations are having a proportional effect on the skill sets required of workers in many new jobs. Work environments are often technology-heavy, while problems are frequently ill-defined and tackled by multidis…
Assessment really does matter in higher education. Internationally, academics - and those who support them - are seeking better ways to assess students, recognizing that diverse methods are available which may solve many of the problems associated with the evaluation of learning…
"The current neoliberal mutation of capitalism has evolved beyond the days when the wholesale exploitation of labor underwrote the world system's expansion. While "normal" business profits plummet and theft-by-finance rises, capitalism now shifts into a mode of elimination that …
"Trudy Banta has not only been the editor of 'Assessment Update' since its inception in 1989, she has also been one of the principle discussants, practitioners, and theorists of outcomes assessment in higher education. This collection of her editorial notes showcases her unique …