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This easy-to-understand handbook teaches essential math concepts using real-life examples so you can confidently apply math skills in everyday situations such as personal finance, cooking, home repair, and shopping.
For many of us, math can conjure memories of frustration and embarrassment, yet math and its application are all around us every day-in the workplace, supermarket, mall, and the gas station, where a basic math solution can easily and...
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L'évaluation des apprentissages représente tout un défi dans le réseau de l'éducation au Québec. Comment se traduit cet enjeu dans l'enseignement supérieur? En quoi consiste l'évaluation des apprentissages de nos jours? En mettant le cap vers l'enseignement de compétences, ce ne sont pas que les programmes d'études que nous avons redéfinis; nos approches pédagogiques et nos pratiques évaluatives ont, elles aussi, pris un virage.
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To overcome the problem, present series of handbooks on every subject has been prepared. It would save time and energy of a teacher, on one hand, and provide sufficient feedback on the concerned subject, in a short time, on the other. Simultaneously, it would instill confidence in teachers to address any query, posed by the students on the topic under discussion or teaching. This particular book is titled: Teacher's Handbook of Measurement and Evaluation....
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The author draws on scientific studies of tests and their uses to show how standardized achievement tests must play a central role in improving achievement in K-12 schools. He explains the central considerations in developing and evaluating tests and tells how tests can best be best used, covering such topics as using tests for student incentives, paying teachers for performance, and using tests in efforts to attain new state and national standards....
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Get ready for test day the fast way! A quick and easy to read story that includes 500 of the most popular GRE words. Sail around the tropics with Lilly and her coterie of marine scientists as they uncover the mysterious anomaly that is harming the coral reef. Includes a glossary of terms to help make studying for your exam fast and effortless. 500 of the top GRE vocabulary wordsRetain and remember new words with greater ease.Learn vocabulary in the...
66) All About the OLSAT® Test: Crash Course for the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test® Pre-K to 8th Grade
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This book tells parents everything they need to know about the OLSAT® Test (the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test®). This test is often given to children as part of a Gifted and Talented admissions process. This ebook was created by TestingMom.com, the premier online resource to help parents along with their pre-K to 8th grader with skill building and testing success. TestingMom.com helps parents preparing their children for Gifted and Talented and...
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"Oh no! Lucky, the class pet, has escaped! Where did he go? Be a math detective along with the kids at Lincoln Elementary in this pick-your-own-path mystery. Use math and measurement skills to figure out where Lucky could be hiding. Things keep going missing at Lincoln Elementary. And the student detectives there love solving mysteries! Can you help find the missing class pet? Choose the right answer, and advance to the next clue. Choose the wrong...
69) Earth is big
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"Earth is big! (compared to a frog). Earth is small! (when it’s hiding in a galaxy). And that’s not all. Earth is wet and dry, hot and cold, round and jagged, fast and slow. You get the idea. It depends how you look at it! Get to know our planet in a whole new way by comparing it to a huge variety of other incredible things – from tiny particles to giant star clusters. Did you know soap bubbles are some of the roundest objects in the universe?...
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"The scale of things means how one thing compares in size to another. This series helps give an understanding of scale by comparing objects that are teeny-tiny or truly gigantic to other objects that are more familiar. If someone told you how big the Sun is, could you picture it? Would it help if it was described as being as wide as a line of 109 Earths? This book explains scale in an easy way by comparing objects in the solar system looking at their...
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Join the LeapFrog friends as they discover that fun, learning-filled adventure comes in all shapes and sizes. There's a new machine at the Letter Factory, but no one knows what it's supposed to do. With only a map and a few clues, Leap, Lily, and Tad set out to unlock the machine's secret, embarking on an amazing journey that will teach them about shapes, fractions, and measurement, and give them the tools they need to solve the Great Shape Mystery....
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"RRafa and his papá love to count and measure together. They know how many branches they climb to their favorite spot, they know how high their dog Euclid can jump, and they know how far they can run. But there’s one thing Rafa can't count or measure because it is infinite: the love that he and his papá share....[This book] celebrates curiosity and shows the tender and playful relationship between father and son on every inch of the page. With...
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According to the World Health Organization, one in every four people will develop at least one mental disorder at some stage in their life. In the U.S., of the persons who suspect they (or a family member) have a mental disorder, one-in-three persons will seek out one or more resources to make a self-evaluation. My Life as a Car is briefest mental wellness book; it helps persons make assessments, so as, to detect possible illness, rather than suffer...
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This book was written for parents who are considering a psychoeducational evaluation for their child to help them become more knowledgeable about the process. The various chapters address: how to decide if a psychoeducational evaluation makes sense, what might take place at an intake meeting, what are the different types of testing, observation, questionnaires and other procedures that may be suggested, how psychologists may adapt the testing to individual...
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In today's educational landscape, students are often judged by a single, high-stakes assessment that determines their future. But what if we gave them multiple opportunities to show their learning? In this book, "Who Packed Your Parachute? Why Multiple Attempts on Assessments Matter", we argue that allowing students to retake tests or redo assignments can lead to more meaningful and equitable assessments.
Through a combination of research, personal...
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Hoy en día se habla de la necesidad de recuperar la confianza en las relaciones humanas. Sin embargo, cuando preguntamos qué significa la confianza, muchas personas argumentan que es un juicio de valor, un acto de fe o una expectativa sobre el comportamiento del otro, entre otras interpretaciones. Por lo anterior, y si consideramos que la confianza es la base de lo social, es indispensable definir y reflexionar sobre cómo fomentarla en las relaciones...
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The consequences to humans, animals, and to the environment of war and violent conflict provide a compelling rationale to better understand the causes and prevention of death, injury, economic, psychological, and environmental damages due to war. It is interesting, for example, to note that the United Nations designated 2001-2010 as the "decade for a culture of peace and nonviolence for the children of the world." Was there less harmful aggression...
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Are you ready to transform your assessment practices and unlock the full potential of your students? Empowering Growth is your comprehensive guide to implementing proficiency scales and embracing equitable grading practices in the classroom.
In this groundbreaking book, author Cheryl Angst presents a powerful framework that combines the precision of proficiency scales with the principles of equity to create a student-centered assessment approach....
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