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Free Download Antony John Kunnan, "Talking About Language Assessment: The LAQ Interviews "
English | ISBN: 1138785520 | 2014 | 276 pages | PDF | 16 MB
Talking About Language Assessment is the first book to take an interview-based approach to the history of language assessment. This collection consists of interviews originally featured in Language Assessment Quarterly with renowned language assessment experts. Contextualized with commentary by the editor, the articles in this text cover many of the essential areas of language testing and assessment including assessment design, validation argument, epistemological issues in research, and language assessment policy. This text is a valuable compilation on the history of language assessment, and an ideal resource for researchers and students in the field of language testing and assessment.

Free Download Student Assessment in Digital and Hybrid Learning Environments
by Sandra Hummel and Mana-Teresa Donner
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3658422521 | 320 Pages | True PDF | 6.44 MB

Free Download Ramdane Dris, S. Mohan Jain, "Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops: Quality Handling and Evaluation"
English | 2004 | pages: 524 | ISBN: 1402017006, 9401742685 | PDF | 3,3 mb
Food quality is becoming an ever-increasing important feature for consumers and it is well known that some food crops are perishable and have a very short shelf and storage life. An effective quality assurance system throughout the handling steps between harvest and retail display is essential to provide a consistently good quality supply of fresh food crops to the consumers and to protect the reputation of a given marketing label. Food manufacturing companies all over the world are incre- ingly focussing on quality aspect of food including minimally processed food to meet consumer demands for fresh-like and healthy food products. To investigate and control quality, one must be able to measure quality-related attributes. Quality of produce encompasses sensory attributes, nutritive values, chemical constituents, mechanical properties, functional properties and defects. Successful postharvest handling of crops requires careful coordination and integration of the various steps from harvest operations to consumer level in order to maintain the initial product quality. Maturity at harvest is one feature of quality of perishable products, it has great influence on their postharvest behavior during marketing. Safety assurance can be part of quality assurance and its focus on minimizing chemical and microbial contamination during production, harvesting, and postharvest handling of intact and fresh-cut of commodities. Essentially, electromagnetic (often optical) prop- ties relate to appearance, mechanical properties to texture, and chemical properties to flavor (taste and aroma).

Free Download Kirk Heilbrun, "Principles of Forensic Mental Health Assessment"
English | 2001 | pages: 343 | ISBN: 1475786050, 0306465388 | PDF | 3,3 mb
Most of the literature in forensic mental health assessment is organized around the particular legal issue that is the focus of a given assessment, tool, or research study. This book starts with a different assumption: There are broad principles of forensic assessment that are applicable across different legal issues. If such principles exist, they should be derived from and supported by sources of authority in ethics, law, science, and prof- sional practice. This is what I seek to do in this book, with each of the 29 broad principles of forensic mental health assessment described and a- lyzed from the perspective of these sources of authority. There are a number of individuals who have contributed in various ways to making this a better book. It seems best to begin with a general acknowledgment: Those interested in forensic mental health assessment, particularly my colleagues from the American Psychology-Law Society and the American Board of Forensic Psychology, have been an extraor- narily helpful and congenial group. I have learned a great deal from them over the years and they challenged me to undertake the daunting task of trying to capture the broad views of the field in this book.

Free Download William Hayes O’Brien, "Principles and Practice of Behavioral Assessment"
English | 2000 | pages: 354 | ISBN: 1475709714, 0306462214 | PDF | 6,9 mb
Behavioral assessment is a psychological assessment paradigm that emphasizes empirically supported, multimethod and multi-informant assessment of specific, observable behaviors and contemporaneous causal variables in the natural environment. The behavioral assessment paradigm stresses the use of well-validated assessment instruments and assumptions that social/environmental, cognitive, and physiological variables are often important sources of behavior variance.

Free Download Greg R. Alexander, "Needs Assessment in Public Health: A Practical Guide for Students and Professionals"
English | 2002 | pages: 141 | ISBN: 1475774478, 0306465302 | PDF | 2,5 mb
This volume is for students and practitioners interested in improving their understanding and skills in the area of needs assessment. The text follows the typical sequence of an actual needs assessment process. Case studies are used to illustrate conceptualization of the task through the application of needs-based data to effective public health solutions. Examples are drawn from myriad public health efforts, recognizing that not all public health sector agencies bear direct responsibility for all activities that could be considered part of public health.

Free Download James Olcese, "Melatonin after Four Decades: An Assessment of Its Potential"
English | 1999 | pages: 464 | ISBN: 030646134X, 1475772386 | PDF | 12,8 mb
In the forty years since melatonin’s isolation and characterization, a large and multifaceted database has accrued. This book documents the diverse research contributions of most of the major laboratories in the field of melatonin research, as presented in a special conference to mark the 40 year anniversary of the isolation and chemical identification of this hormone. In addition, many chapters by younger scientists provide an exciting glimpse of where melatonin research is heading in the future.

Free Download Lower Limb and Leg Ulcer Assessment and Management
by ABY MITCHELL, GEORGINA RITCHIE, ALISON HOPKINS
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1119908213 | 499 pages | True PDF EPUB | 51.02 MB

Free Download K. G. Srinivasa, "Learning, Teaching, and Assessment Methods for Contemporary Learners: Pedagogy for the Digital Generation "
English | ISBN: 9811967334 | 2022 | 360 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This textbook tackles the matter of contemporary learners’ needs, and introduces modern learning, teaching, and assessment methods. It provides a deeper understanding of these methods so that the students and teachers can create teaching and learning opportunities for themselves and others. It explores the meaning of ‘pedagogy’, why it is essential, and how pedagogy has evolved to take 21st-century skills and learning into account. This textbook showcases various modern learning, teaching, and assessment methods for contemporary learners in an increasingly digital environment. Each chapter presents insights and case studies that show how such modern methods can be applied to classrooms, and how they can support the existing curriculum. It shows students, educators, and researchers alike how to effectively make sense of and use modern learning, teaching, and assessment methods in everyday practice.

Free Download Isabel Nisbet, "Is Assessment Fair?"
English | ISBN: 1526474948 | 2020 | 184 pages | EPUB, PDF | 363 KB + 3 MB
Fairness in educational assessment has become a major talking point and allegations that assessments are unfair are commonplace on social media and in the press. But what does fairness mean in practice and how can we evaluate it?