Assessment literacy is a two-part process for teachers and administrators. The first part is establishing assessment capable belief systems in classrooms, school buildings and district systems. The second is the technical aspects of assessment literacy to ensure classroom assessments are providing teachers the data they need to make appropriate instructional decisions. The belief systems that are established determine how students are viewed in the assessment process. Creating assessment literate classrooms can empower students and teachers to view classroom assessments as a worthwhile and powerful informational tool. Assessment capable learners have the ability to reflect on their own progress to the learning goal set forth by the teacher. Engaging students to become assessment capable learners requires a growth mindset: that everyone in the classroom can contribute to a student's success. This includes the belief that the relationship between a student and teacher can increase the student's achievement along with relationships between students and other teachers. Knowing the role of classroom assessments in a balanced assessment system is the first step in the technical aspect of assessment literacy. Once established, classroom assessments can be created or analyzed for quality. Quality assessments begin with a clear purpose and are communicated to students through learning targets. Learning targets are then used to create or analyze assessments and ensure validity, reliability and lack of bias. Creating assessments requires a plan to ensure alignment to learning targets and instructional strategies. This dissertation is aligned to the guidelines set forth by the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) and offers practical application based on theoretical research.

Quick, simple and effective, this book is an essential resource for anyone who lectures or teaches. Developed by a respected educational researcher, it takes readers step by step through a series of diagnostic stages that will help them to understand, analyse and improve their teaching. Much more than a series of teaching tips, this is a serious guide to reflecting on professional practice. The diagnostic questions help readers to identify and critically consider the key components of their teaching in order to help to direct attention and energies appropriately. It is designed to be both quick (it can be worked through easily in a day) as well as being suitable for deeper reflection and analysis. Based on extensive research, this book delivers both a quick, confidence boosting fix, as well as being a reassuring guide to return to again and again.

Curriculum and Assessment in English 3 to 11 provides an overview of the subject in considerable breadth and depth, and offers a clear, balanced and forceful critique of the current UK language and literacy curriculum and of associated developments in that curriculum during the past twenty years.

Curriculum and Assessment in English 11 to 19 provides a clear, balanced and persuasive critique of the current English curriculum in secondary schools and colleges in England.

LESSONS LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM: "Inspiring, upbeat and optimistic, yet honest and hard-hitting when necessary. Into the mix of issues and people she takes on, Murphy constantly brings the joy of her vocation - her very special love of the classroom and of her students, a commitment that has kept her working hard for thirty-one years despite many challenges, personal and public. Murphy creates an unforgettable cast of characters.and always, she remembers the students who have touched her heart and motivated her teaching." (Author Dianne Aprile) "Her chronicle of heartbreaking struggles and heartfelt passion gives readers insight into the heart, soul, passion, and lifeblood of what it means to be a teacher."(IUS Writing Project Director, Dr. K. S. Bailey)

An incendiary examination of burnout in millennials--the cultural shifts that got us here, the pressures that sustain it, and the need for drastic change

Reap the rewards of a higher GPA without sacrificing your sanity or your social life! If “I studied all night and I still didn’t ace the test” is your mantra, this witty study guide will help you pinpoint your personal learning style, prevent study mishaps, and work to your strengths. Using the best research on memory and the brain, Study Smart, Study Less offers easy techniques to help you: • absorb info quickly • remember it accurately • create a successful study space • put together a productive study group • use interactive games to master tough material • identify pitfalls—and avoid falling into them • and stop overstudying (no—this isn’t a typo) By learning how to learn, you’ll not only feel smarter, you’ll be smarter.