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Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice that Enhance Student Learning and Motivation plus MyLab Education with Enhanced Pearson eText — Access … New in Ed Psych / Tests & Measurements)

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This package includes MyLab Education with Enhanced Pearson eText and the bound book.

 

A comprehensive, nontechnical, engaging, look at how assessment is used to improve student learning and motivation.

Drawing on recent research and new directions in the field, this concise, engaging book shows teachers how to use classroom assessment effectively for improving student learning and motivation. Key strategies and techniques are demonstrated through practical, realistic examples, suggestions, and case studies. The new edition emphasizes formative assessment and includes more in-depth coverage of self-assessment, the impact of standards-based accountability testing, 21st century knowledge, dispositions and skills, technology-enhanced items, and assessment of culturally diverse students. Each chapter provides aids to help readers learn and practice the skills of that chapter, including new Teacher Corners features illustrating actual teachers’ thinking about classroom assessment, introductory case studies, chapter concept maps, new figures, suggestions for action research, self-instructional review exercises, and links to digital resources. 

 

Personalize learning with MyLab Education

Designed to bring learners more directly into the world of K-12 classrooms and to help them see the real and powerful impact of the assessment concepts covered in this book, MyLab Education provides practice using classroom assessment concepts in teaching situations, helps students and instructors see how well students understand the content, and helps students more deeply process assessment concepts and strategies and also better understand how to use those concepts as a teacher. The online resources in this MyLab include:

Video Examples. Throughout the eText, embedded videos provide illustrations of sound assessment practices in action.   Self-Check Assessments. Throughout the chapters, students will find self-check quizzes that help assess how well students have mastered chapter learning outcomes. The quizzes consist of self-grading multiple choice items that provide rationales, both for questions answered correctly and for questions answered incorrectly.   Application Exercises. These scaffolded exercises, tied to learning outcomes, challenge learners to reflect on assessment and to apply what they have learned to real classroom assessment work.   MyLab Education includes the Pearson eText version of the book. 

 

0134522087 / 9780134522081 Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective Standards-Based Instruction with MyLab Education with Enhanced Pearson eText, with Bound Book — Access Card Package consists of: 

0134523172 / 9780134523170 Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective Standards-Based Instruction , MyLab Education with Enhanced Pearson eText — Access Card, 7th Edition 013452330X / 9780134523309 Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective Standards-Based Instruction , Bound Book, 7th Edition

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Motivation 101 (Psych 101 Series)

What drives people toward their goals? Does motivation come from outside the individual or from within? This is a concise, engaging overview of leading theories and the wide body of research about this core concept in psychology. It draws from a broad spectrum of psychological models and disciplines, and focuses on how various theories of motivation define and examine different motivational attributes, such as rewards and goals. An abundance of real life case examples from the author’s research and life experiences vividly illuminate how various models explain behavior and connect the study of motivation to our daily lives.

An entertaining alternative to lengthy and expensive texts on the subject, Motivation 101 is unique in helping readers understand how each theory of motivation―behavioral, neurobiological, attribution, and other models –views and defines a particular concept within each theory. For example, each modality views the concept of “reward” from a different perspective. The book is also distinguished by its multidisciplinary focus, whereby research is drawn not only from different domains of psychology but also from such disciplines as education and business. Additionally, the text considers cultural differences in the study of motivation and collaborative environments, and addresses changing research methodologies. It will be an engaging introduction to the study of motivation for undergraduate courses in psychology and education.

Key Features:

Provides a concise, engaging overview of motivation that encompasses leading theories and a broad body of research

Compares and contrasts different motivation theories including needs-based and cognitive models

Draws from research across a wide range of domains within psychology, education, and business

Connects the study of motivation to our daily lives through illustrative vignettes and metaphors