Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College
The second edition of Effective Grading—the book that has become a classic in the field—provides a proven hands-on guide for evaluating student work and offers an in-depth examination of the link between teaching and grading. Authors Barbara E. Walvoord and Virginia Johnson Anderson explain that grades are not isolated artifacts but part of a process that, when integrated with course objectives, provides rich information about student learning, as well as being a tool for learning itself.
Classrooms provide extremely varied settings in which learning may take place, including teacher-led conversations, small group unguided discussions, individual problem solving or computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL).
Unity comes from the fact that researchers belong to a common adventure - changing school practices and norms. This adventure is moved by societal ideals of reason and equity. Contexts for learning are not immutable givens. Researchers are interested in implementing certain practices or instilling certain norms
Learn More from Failure, Learn It Faster...and Use Those Lessons to Achieve Breakthrough Success! We all fail. And we all want to learn from our failures. But learning from failure doesn't happen automatically. It requires very specific emotional and rational skills. You can learn those skills--from this book. Drawing on leading-edge research with hundreds of failing and successful entrepreneurs, Dr. Dean A. Shepherd offers powerful strategies for managing the emotions generated by failure--so failure becomes less devastating, learning happens faster, and you grow as much as possible from the experience.
Play for Children with Special Needs: Supporting children with learning differences, 3-9, 2nd Edition
There are many more children with learning differences and difficulties in our schools today. Their needs are varied and complex and professionals must find appropriate ways to enhance theirlearning . The value of play is endorsed in policy initiatives including The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, so professionals can be reassured that ‘more time to play’ is in line with the latest thinking.
Colorful learning activity books have full-color pages and practice sessions for children designed to help them master any skill! Plus, the colorful pages and fun graphics make learning fun and exciting.
