This book is intended for a one-semester or one-term course in educational research. It is
designed to enable students to become intelligent consumers of educational research and …

The current educational reform policy discourse takes for granted the central role of using
data to improve instruction. Yet whether and how data inform instruction depends on …

Grading refers to the symbols assigned to individual pieces of student work or to composite
measures of student performance on report cards. This review of over 100 years of research …

The recent upsurge in young children learning English as a second or foreign language
around the world has brought in a concomitant need for understanding how to assess their …

This book makes a unique contribution to classroom assessment literature, linking teacher-
friendly examples to scholarly work and current research in the field, and providing …

Secondary Teachers' Classroom Assessment and Grading Practices Page 1 Secondary
Teachers‘ Classroom Assessment and Grading Practices James H. McMillan, Virginia …

A particular framework of teachers' conceptions about assessment in school is presented.
Fifty teachers of primary and secondary school were interviewed. Results of a qualitative …

The authors investigated the assessment and grading practices of over 900 Grades 3-5
teachers representing urban, suburban, and rural schools. Teachers indicated the extent to …

Teacher assessment decision making is described as a process that may be important in
developing a measurement theory for classroom assessment. Teacher beliefs and values …

Fundamental Assessment Principles for Teachers and School Administrators. - Practical
Assessment, Research & Evaluation Page 1 A peer-reviewed electronic journal. Copyright is …