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  • Test Validity

    Edited by Howard Wainer, Henry I. Braun ...
    Technological and theoretical changes over the past decade have altered the way we think about test validity. This book addresses the present and future concerns raised by these developments. Topics discussed include:* the validity of computerized testing* the validity of testing for specialized populations (e.g., minorities, the handicapped) and* new analytic tools to study and measure validity ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • The Role of Constructs in Psychological and Educational Measurement

    Edited by Henry I. Braun, Douglas N. Jackson, David E. Wiley ...
    Contributors to the volume represent an international "who's who" of research scientists from the fields of psychology and measurement. It offers the insights of these leading authorities regarding cognition and personality. In particular, they address the roles of constructs and values in clarifying the theoretical and empirical work in these fields, as well as their relation to educational ... Read more

    $111.30 CAD

  • Instant Insights: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of crops

    by Dr Seyyed Hassan Pishar-Komleh, Dr Paria Sefeedpari, Dr Nathan Pelletier, Dr. Miguel Brandão, Dr Louis Bockel, Dr Cecile Bessou, Heinz Stichnothe, Amir Abdul-Manan, Shabbir Gheewala, Dr Claudine Basset-Mens, Dr Sandra Payen, Henri Vannière, Angela Braun, Yannick Biard, Dr Orane Debrune, Dr Laure-Sophie Schiettecatte ...
    Series Book 42 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
    This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on life cycle assessment (LCA) of crops.The first chapter discusses the application of LCA to agricultural systems and highlights key issues associated with its implementation, including delimitation of systems boundaries, defining the functional unit, handling coproduction, and the choosing of impact assessment methods.The second ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • The Dynamics of Opportunity in America

    Evidence and Perspectives

    Edited by Irwin Kirsch, Henry Braun ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Across the country, our children are beginning life from very different starting points. Some have aspirations and believe they can be achieved. For too many others, aspirations are tempered, if not dashed, by the sobering realities of everyday life. These different starting points place children on distinctly different trajectories of growth and development, ultimately leading to vastly different ... Read more

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  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of mangoes

    by Dr Victor Galán Saúco, Prof. Sisir Mitra, A. Bhagwan, Dr John Y. Yonemoto, Dr Steven A. Oosthuyse, Dr Victor Manuel Medina-Urrutia, Jaime Eduardo Reyes-Hernández, Gil Virgen-Calleros, Enrique Pimienta-Barrios, Marciano Manuel Robles-González0, Dr A. G. Levin2, Prof Kerry Walsh3, Zhenglin Wang4, Apiradee Uthairatanakij5, Pongphen Jitareerat6, Dr Robert Paull7, Dr Noam Alkan8, Prof. Laurent Urban9, Mônica Maria de Almeida Lopes0, Maria Raquel Alcântara de Miranda1, V. Pérez2, Dr Claudine Basset-Mens3, Dr Sandra Payen4, Henri Vannière5, Angela Braun6, Yannick Biard7, Prof. Randy C. Ploetz8, Dr Stefano De Faveri9, Anirudh Kumar0, Dr J. I. Hormaza1, Dr Noris Ledesma2, Dr Frédéric Normand3, Dr Maria Hilda Pérez-Barraza4, Jorge Alberto Osuna-Garcia5, Dr Pierre-Éric Lauri6 ...
    Series Book 34 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Comprehensive review of each step in the value chain for mango cultivation, from breeding new varieties to post-harvest storageCoverage of advances in mango genetics and understanding genetic diversityStrong focus on understanding and preventing post-harvest losses ... Read more

    $243.99 CAD

  • Meeting the Challenges to Measurement in an Era of Accountability

    Edited by Henry Braun ...
    Series series NCME APPLICATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT
    Under pressure and support from the federal government, states have increasingly turned to indicators based on student test scores to evaluate teachers and schools, as well as students themselves. The focus thus far has been on test scores in those subject areas where there is a sequence of consecutive tests, such as in mathematics or English/language arts with a focus on grades 4-8. Teachers in ... Read more

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  • Climate Change and Food Systems: Global Assessments and Implications for Food Security and Trade

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    This book collects the findings of a group of scientists and economists who have taken stock of climate change impacts on food and agriculture at global and regional levels over the past two decades. The evidence presented describes how global warming will impact where and how food is produced and discusses the significant consequences for food security, health and nutrition, water scarcity and ... Read more

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  • Affluence and Influence

    Economic Inequality and Political Power in America

    by Martin Gilens ...
    Why policymaking in the United States privileges the rich over the poorCan a country be a democracy if its government only responds to the preferences of the rich? In an ideal democracy, all citizens should have equal influence on government policy—but as this book demonstrates, America's policymakers respond almost exclusively to the preferences of the economically advantaged. Affluence and ... Read more

    $36.29 CAD

  • Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development

    Edited by Ephraim Nkonya, Alisher Mirzabaev, Joachim von Braun ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of land degradation is especially severe on livelihoods of the poor who heavily depend on natural resources. ... Read more

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  • Educational Goods

    Values, Evidence, and Decision-Making

    by Harry Brighouse, Helen F. Ladd, Susanna Loeb, Adam Swift ...
    "An ambitious effort that succeeds in providing a fundamentally new way to talk about and . . . think about policy choices in education." —Jeffrey R. Henig, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityWe spend a lot of time arguing about how schools might be improved. But we rarely take a step back to ask what we as a society should be looking for from education—what exactly should those who make ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Handbook Of Climate Change And Agroecosystems: Global And Regional Aspects And Implications — Joint Publication With The American Society Of Agronomy

    by Daniel Hillel, Cynthia Rosenzweig ...
    Series Book 2 - Icp Series On Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, And Mitigation
    Climate change is no longer merely projected to occur in the indeterminate future. It has already begun to be manifested in the weather regimes affecting agroecosystems, food production, and rural livelihoods in many regions around the world. It is a real and growing challenge to the world at large and in particular to the scientific community, which is called upon with increasing urgency to ... Read more

    $51.69 CAD

  • Poorly Understood

    What America Gets Wrong About Poverty

    by Mark Robert Rank, Lawrence M. Eppard, Heather E. Bullock ...
    What if the idealized image of American society—a land of opportunity that will reward hard work with economic success—is completely wrong? Few topics have as many myths, stereotypes, and misperceptions surrounding them as that of poverty in America. The poor have been badly misunderstood since the beginnings of the country, with the rhetoric only ratcheting up in recent times. Our current era of ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD

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