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  • Measuring Success

    Testing, Grades, and the Future of College Admissions

    Edited by Jack Buckley, Lynn Letukas, Ben Wildavsky ...
    Standardized tests have become the gateway to higher education . . . but should they be?For more than seventy-five years, standardized tests have been considered a vital tool for gauging students’ readiness for college. However, few people—including students, parents, teachers, and policy makers—understand how tests like the SAT or ACT are used in admissions decisions. Once touted as the best way ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

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  • How to Be a High School Superstar

    A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out (Without Burning Out)

    by Cal Newport ...
    Do Less, Live More, Get AcceptedWhat if getting into your reach schools didn’t require four years of excessive A.P. classes, overwhelming activity schedules, and constant stress?In How to Be a High School Superstar, Cal Newport explores the world of relaxed superstars—students who scored spots at the nation’s top colleges by leading uncluttered, low stress, and authentic lives. Drawing from ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Essays That Worked for Law Schools (Revised)

    40 Essays from Successful Applications to the Nation's Top Law Schools

    by Boykin Curry, Brian Kasbar ...
    “Law school applicants should consider this a guide to producing a competitive, superior essay. . . . These successful examples speak louder than any written how-to instructions could.” –The Book WatchEach year, thousands of people apply to the most prestigious law schools across the country, competing for an ever-smaller number of spaces. But each applicant gets one chance to distinguish himself ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Passing the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT)

    by Rosalie Hutton, Glenn Hutton, Fraser Sampson ...
    Series series Student Guides to University Entrance Series
    This Third Edition provides a comprehensive and fully up to date guide for all those preparing to sit the National Admissions Test for Law. It has been thoroughly revised to take account of the recent changes to the test and to reflect the latest advice and guidance relevant for candidates. Readers will find all they need to face the exam with confidence, fulfil their potential and succeed in ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • Introduction to Psychometric Theory

    by Tenko Raykov, George A. Marcoulides ...
    This new text provides a state-of the-art introduction to educational and psychological testing and measurement theory that reflects many intellectual developments of the past two decades. The book introduces psychometric theory using a latent variable modeling (LVM) framework and emphasizes interval estimation throughout, so as to better prepare readers for studying more advanced topics later in ... Read more

    $200.00 USD

  • Educational Change

    From Traditional Education to Learning Communities

    by Clifford H. Edwards ...
    Educational Change: From Traditional Education to Learning Communities outlines the transition of curriculum and instruction as well as classroom discipline historically. Various discipline approaches are described that vary in their applications in terms of the degree of teacher control and student self-direction. Various issues are identified which impact decorum in the schools, in particular ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

  • Language Testing Reconsidered

    Edited by Janna Fox, Mari Wesche, Doreen Bayliss, Liying Cheng, Carolyn E. Turner, Christine Doe ...
    Series series Actexpress
    Language Testing Reconsidered provides a critical update on major issues that have engaged the field of language testing since its inception. Anyone who is working in, studying or teaching language testing should have a copy of this book. The information, discussions, and reflections offered within the volume address major developments within the field over the past decades, enlivened by current ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Open the Gates to the Ivy League

    A Plan B for Getting into the Top Colleges

    by C. W. Henderson ...
    Ivy League schools on average reject some 90 percent of applicants. But there is another way to get into the top colleges in the United States—the back gate—that will still see motivated students come out the front gate with an Ivy League diploma.This book is the plan B that offers you an alternative set of keys to seven of the Ivy League universities: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education

    The Battle for World-Class Excellence

    by Ellen Hazelkorn ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    University rankings have gained popularity around the world and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This second edition updates Ellen Hazelkorn's first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, drawing in new original research and extensive analysis. It is essential reading for policymakers, managers and scholars. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Intercultural Studies of Curriculum

    Theory, Policy and Practice

    Edited by Christopher Bezzina, Carmel Roofe ...
    Series series Intercultural Studies in Education
    This book explores the philosophical, ideological and practical dimensions of curriculum using an intercultural lens. It is cross-cultural, comparative and inclusive, with each chapter featuring case studies from a minimum of three countries across different continents. By using the same methods of data collection and analysis for each country level in each chapter, the text explores relationships ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • WJ IV Clinical Use and Interpretation

    Scientist-Practitioner Perspectives

    Edited by Dawn P Flanagan, Vincent C Alfonso ...
    WJ IV Clinical Use and Interpretation: Scientist-Practitioner Perspectives provides clinical use and interpretive information for clinical practitioners using the Woodcock-Johnson, Fourth Edition (WJ IV). The book discusses how the cognitive, achievement, and oral language batteries are organized, a description of their specific content, a brief review of their psychometric properties, and best ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Assessing Competence in Professional Performance across Disciplines and Professions

    Edited by Paul F. Wimmers, Marcia Mentkowski ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book examines the challenges of cross-professional comparisons and proposes new forms of performance assessment to be used in professions education. It addresses how complex issues are learned and assessed across and within different disciplines and professions in order to move the process of “performance assessment for learning” to the next level. In order to be better equipped to cope with ... Read more

    $107.09 USD