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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alyson Leah Lavigne , Thomas L. GoodPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780415810524ISBN 10: 0415810523 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 09 September 2013 Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Arriving at Accountability: How Did We Come to Be Where We Are? 2. Reform De Jour 3. How Teachers Influence Student Learning: Historical and Contemporary Considerations 4. Evaluation: Activities in Today’s Schools 5. Assessing the Assessments: Promises and Pitfalls of Teacher Evaluation Methods 6. The Current Mess: Can We Improve Teacher Evaluation?ReviewsEstablishing better systems for evaluating teachers is a key feature of many models of school reform. Lavigne and Good explore how many new ways of conducting teacher evaluations spring from the school reform movement and posit that many of these systems will be the true legacy of reform efforts. ... This balanced approach to the subject serves as an excellent resource for the novice and the expert. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. - S.T. Schroth, Knox College, in CHOICE, June 2014 ......Lavigne and Good's book is a welcome examination of a central activity of schools and one type of accountability policy. Their book provides a jumping off point from which to engage in discussions about the relationship between educational research and policymaking as well as about teacher evaluation policies and practices. - Stacey Rutledge, Florida State University, Teachers College Record Establishing better systems for evaluating teachers is a key feature of many models of school reform. Lavigne and Good explore how many new ways of conducting teacher evaluations spring from the school reform movement and posit that many of these systems will be the true legacy of reform efforts. ... An excellent resource for the novice and the expert. Summing Up: Highly recommended. - S.T. Schroth, Knox College, in CHOICE ...Lavigne and Good's book is a welcome examination of a central activity of schools and one type of accountability policy. Their book provides a jumping off point from which to engage in discussions about the relationship between educational research and policymaking as well as about teacher evaluation policies and practices. - Stacey Rutledge, Florida State University, Teachers College Record Establishing better systems for evaluating teachers is a key feature of many models of school reform. Lavigne and Good explore how many new ways of conducting teacher evaluations spring from the school reform movement and posit that many of these systems will be the true legacy of reform efforts. ... An excellent resource for the novice and the expert. Summing Up: Highly recommended. - S.T. Schroth, Knox College, in CHOICE Author InformationAlyson Leah Lavigne is Assistant Professor of Curriculum Studies at Roosevelt University, US. Thomas L. Good is Professor and Head of Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona, US. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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