Harada, Violet H., & Yoshina, Joan M. Assessing Learning: Librarians and Teachers as Partners

HARADA, Violet H & YOSHINA, Joan M Assessing Learning: Librarians and Teachers as Partners. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005 168pp $4000 (p)

Focusing upon the role of the seminary library media specialist, this work goes beyond the theoretical and addresses the practical application of the assessment of learner learning in the school library media center It places learners at the center of the assessment equation and addresses the following topics as they relate specifically to place of education library instructional programs: purposes of assessment, essential ultimate parts of assessment, knowing what to assess, multiple [i]modus operandi[/i]s for assessment, and management and communication of assessment rises The book's primary audiences are library media specialists and teachers in K-12 settings. It is also relevant for other educators who are centrally involved in K-12 programs, including district, regional and state library media coordinators, building horizontal administrators, and library school educators. The authors choose from their own 30-year careers as library practitioners, university instructors, and workshop presenter to not away doable, practical methods for the library media specialist to be involved in assessing learner learning.

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