Lori Conrad, Missy Matthews, Cheryl Zimmerman

Put Thinking to the Test

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Produktbeschreibung

How can teachers use the comprehension strategies put forward in books like Strategies That Work and Mosaic of Thought to help students become not just better readers and thinkers but also better test takers?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 203mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781571107312
• ISBN-10: 1571107312
• Artikelnr.: 23822391

Autorenporträt

Lori L. Conrad, Missy Matthews, Cheryl Zimmerman, and Patrick A. Allen are all affiliated with the Denver-based Public Education & Business Coalition. Lori is the senior director of education and has been a classroom teacher, an adjunct professor, and staff developer for over twenty-three years. Missy is a teacher, education director, and staff developer. Cheryl is an elementary school teacher with over twenty-two years of experience as a lab classroom host. Patrick, an elementary school teacher for over twenty years, also works as a staff developer and lab classroom teacher.

Inhaltsangabe

Section One: Wondering About Tests
Chapter 1: Coming to Know Standardized Tests: Walking in Our Students' Shoes
Chapter 2: Tests as a Genre: What Makes Standardized Tests Unique
Chapter 3: Increasing Student Stamina: The Role of Workshop Structures in Becoming Successful Test Takers
Section Two: Thinking About Tests
Chapter 4: Test Takers: Ask Questions
Chapter 5: Test Takers: Create Mental Images
Chapter 6: Test Takers: Draw Inferences
Chapter 7: Test Takers: Synthesize New Learning and Ideas
Chapter 8: Test Takers: Activate, Utilize, and Build Background Knowledge (Schema)
Chapter 9: Test Takers: Determine the Most Important Ideas and Themes
Chapter 10: Test Takers: Monitor for Meaning and Problem-Solve When Meaning Breaks Down
Section Three: Still Learning About Tests
Chapter 11: Q & A¿Weaving Thinking Together with Testing
Chapter 12: Integrity: It's All About Being True to Ourselves and Our Profession