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Education in America : issues, analyses, policies, and programs. Volume 3 /
This series provides an overview on education in America today, with a focus on the current issues, analyses, policies and programs being implemented and challenged. This volume discusses issues and recommendations for the best practice in testing integrity symposium; implementing teacher and princi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Education in America: Issues, Analyses, Policies and Programs.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- EDUCATION IN AMERICA: ISSUES, ANALYSES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS. VOLUME 3; EDUCATION IN AMERICA: ISSUES, ANALYSES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS. VOLUME 3; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: TESTING INTEGRITY SYMPOSIUM: ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEST PRACTICE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SECTION I. PREVENTION OF IRREGULARITIES IN ACADEMIC TESTING; SECTION II. DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF IRREGULARITIES IN ACADEMIC TESTING; SECTION III. RESPONSE AND INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED AND/OR ACTUAL TESTING IRREGULARITIES.
- SECTION IV. TESTING INTEGRITY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR ONLINE AND TECHNOLOGY-BASED ASSESSMENTSCLOSING COMMENTS; APPENDIX A: TESTING INTEGRITY SYMPOSIUM PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES; APPENDIX B: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION(RFI) RESPONSES; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: RACE TO THE TOP: STATES IMPLEMENTING TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL EVALUATION SYSTEMS DESPITE CHALLENGES; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; SIX OF 12 RTT STATES FULLY IMPLEMENTED THEIR EVALUATION SYSTEMS BY THE 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR.
- MOST RTT STATES CITED CHALLENGES WITH DEVELOPING AND USING CERTAIN EVALUATION MEASURES, ADDRESSING TEACHER CONCERNS, AND BUILDING CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITYEDUCATION SUPPORTS RTT STATE IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS THROUGH MONITORING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; CONCLUSION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; Chapter 3: ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT (AEFLA): A PRIMER; SUMMARY; BACKGROUND; AEFLA STATUTORY PROVISIONS; AEFLA IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRAM DATA; APPENDIX A. AEFLA FUNDING, FY1999-FY2012; APPENDIX B. AEFLA GRANTS TO STATES AND OUTLYING AREAS, FY2010-
- Chapter 4: COMMUNITY COLLEGES: NEW FEDERAL RESEARCH CENTER MAY ENHANCE CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATIONWHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND STATES ARE USING SEVERAL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION'S PLANNED RESEARCH CENTER COULD HELP COMMUNITY COLLEGES OVERCOME CHALLENGES; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I:OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY.
- Chapter 5: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FINAL RULES FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN A RECOGNIZED OCCUPATIONSUMMARY; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RULES ON GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT; Chapter 6: THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA): PRIVATE SCHOOLS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; CURRENT LAW ON PRIVATE SCHOOL PLACEMENT; INDEX.