Assessment and testing.

Secondary students with learning disabilities (LD) can benefit from using assistive and instructional technologies to support content and skill acquisition. Digital pens have features that can be beneficial for students who struggle with comprehension, note taking, and organization. Livescribe pens, in particular, provide a variety features that teachers and students can use as a support for note taking, content review and test preparation, formative assessment, and testing accommodations and as a math calculator for secondary students with LD. This article describes several ways that teachers can integrate digital pens to support secondary students with LD and discusses potential benefits and challenges regarding the use of these pens.

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Measuring Education and Skill

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ◽

10.1177/0002716214550586 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 657 (1) ◽

pp. 136-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Chandra Muller

Keyword(s):

Social Mobility ◽

Data Sources ◽

Half Century ◽

Administrative Records ◽

The Past ◽

Past Half Century ◽

Recent Developments ◽

Testing Practices ◽

Assessment And Testing ◽

Past Half

This article reviews recent developments in measuring education and skill that need to be taken into account in any new initiative to monitor social mobility. Over the past half-century, patterns of educational participation and attainment have become more heterogeneous, a trend that has been accompanied by increases in assessment and testing practices, and the availability of electronic data sources and other administrative records, including official school transcripts that are generally held indefinitely. This article describes the most promising approaches to measuring education and discusses some of the possible challenges for using the information to study social mobility. Measures of educational concepts fall along at least one of several dimensions: credentials earned, qualities of the schools attended, the amount and nature of curricular exposure, and the development and acquisition of skills. Selected data sources, with an emphasis on school transcripts and administrative records, and their possible uses are described.

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Epilepsy Surgery Assessment and Testing

Epilepsy Board Review ◽

10.1007/978-1-4939-6774-2_25 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 317-335

Author(s):

Gholam K. Motamedi

Keyword(s):

Epilepsy Surgery ◽

Assessment And Testing

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Tertiary EFL Practitioners’ Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Professional Development in the Area of Assessment and Testing–An Exploratory Study

Language Testing in Focus: An International Journal ◽

10.32038/ltf.2021.03.02 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 17-32

Author(s):

Muhammad Wasim Latif ◽

Arzoo Wasim

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Teacher Beliefs ◽

Teacher Practices ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Self Awareness ◽

Educational Institute ◽

Assessment And Testing ◽

Teachers Training ◽

Beliefs And Attitudes ◽

Insight Into

Professional development of teachers, the greatest strength of any educational institute, implies advancement of pedagogical, assessment and success standards. All teacher education activities whether during the pre-or/and in-service phases, should aim to bring about teacher change which refers to the procedures targeting reform in teacher beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, self-awareness, skills and practices. Since teacher beliefs and attitudes serve as an integral part of the process to comprehend how teachers conceptualise, approach and practice their work, change in teacher practices generally precede a change in teacher beliefs and attitudes. In the background of the paucity of scholarship about tertiary EFL practitioners’ beliefs and attitudes about their professional development, in general, and in assessment, testing and evaluation, in particular, the present study mainly based on interview data collected from 10 tertiary EFL teachers working in three tertiary educational institutes in Saudi Arabia aimed at exploring tertiary EFL practitioners’ philosophies and attitudes towards their PD in assessment and testing to get better insight into language teachers’ training needs. It is hoped that the findings of the study will create awareness among novice as well as experienced teachers and help their respective institutions in having better understanding about the various dynamics of teacher PD in assessment and testing.

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Pediatric Pulmonology

10.1542/9781581104936 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

AAP Section on Pediatric Pulmonology

Keyword(s):

Case Reports ◽

Therapeutic Strategies ◽

Illustrative Case ◽

Spinal Deformities ◽

Know How ◽

Anatomy And Physiology ◽

American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽

Pediatric Pulmonology ◽

Assessment And Testing ◽

Text Content

All new resource expertly guides you through the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of virtually every pulmonary issue you're likely to encounter. This policy book from the American Academy of Pediatrics guides you through the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of virtually every pulmonary issue you're likely to encounter. You'll turn here often for the latest AAP findings and recommenations; assessment and testing how-tos; proven therapeutic strategies; procedures, and techniques; home care and monitoring considerations; and much more. Powerful problem-solving features in each information-rich chapter include illustrative case reports, key point summaries; and definitions of pulmonary-specific terms. Nearly 300 finely detailed images complement the text. Content highlights: Foundation knowledge and know-how - anatomy and physiology; physical examination; pulmonary testing; imaging; bronchoscopy; Allergic conditions - acute bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; asthma; Anatomical disorders; congenital anomalies; chest wall and spinal deformities and much more.

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ON THE ASSESSMENT OF MUSICAL AND MOTOR PREPAREDNESS OF STUDENTS ENGAGED IN MODERN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS IN NON-PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

SCIENCE AND SPORT: current trends ◽

10.36028/2308-8826-2020-8-3-82-90 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 82-90

Author(s):

Tatyana Sizova ◽

Olga Rumba

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Female Students ◽

Academic Disciplines ◽

Expert Assessment ◽

Motor Training ◽

Training Methods ◽

Rhythmic Gymnastics ◽

Practical Support ◽

Questionnaire Surveys ◽

Assessment And Testing

This article continues a series of authors’ publications focused on the problem of practical support of modern rhythmic gymnastics classes for students at non-sport related universities who select this sport as a base for the «Physical Education» (72 hours) and «Applied Physical Education» (328 hours) academic disciplines. The first study «On the issue of practical support of modern rhythmic gymnastics classes for students at non-sport related universities» [3] revealed that methodical correction must include the search for efficient approaches to the arrangement of music-supported motor training of students. Research methods and organization. We assessed students' music-supported motor technique according to the indicators of musical awareness and musicality levels. We applied testing and questionnaire surveys to determine the level of musical awareness. We used methods of an expert assessment and testing to identify musicality. Research results. This research presents outcomes of an assessment of music-supported motor technique of female students after two terms of modern rhythmic gymnastics classes. The assessment aimed at the scientific substantiation of revising music-supported motor training methods and the development of appropriate practical materials for this topic. Conclusion. The research revealed the low level of music-supported motor technique of female students engaged in rhythmic gymnastics in the framework of Physical Education course at the university. We used data received from our study to identify research gaps in the explored type of training and to determine the directions for revising music-supported motor training methods of students engaged in rhythmic gymnastics at non-sport related universities. The article contains a fragment of the dissertation by T.V. Sizova «Music-supported motor training for students at rhythmic gymnastics classes at non-sport related universities» prepared under the supervision of O.G. Rumba.

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