{"product_id":"test-specific-thinking-teaching-students-to-think-the-way-tests-make-them-help-students-better-prepare-for-testing-paperback-1","title":"Test-Specific Thinking: Teaching Students to Think the Way Tests Make Them (Help Students Better Prepare for Testing.) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert J. Marzano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBridget Cahill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeni Gotto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Test-Specific Thinking, the authors provide recommended practices, methods, and means for educators to implement structural schemas into teaching, helping students better prepare for tests and formulate stronger responses to certain question frames. Armed with a better understanding of how tests are designed, teachers will increase their students' chances of success with higher achievement scores and greater confidence when taking standardized exams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eK-12 teachers and school leaders can use this book to: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine recurrent structural patterns common in English and mathematics assessment questions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBreak down sample test questions to identify the skills or response a certain frame seeks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporate test item structures into classroom teaching to better prepare students as test takers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop and design assessments that familiarize students with the frames they will encounter on external exams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoost student confidence and increase performance on standardized tests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Revealing an Inconvenient Truth \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Understanding Test-Specific Thinking \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Connecting ELA Item Frames to Academic Content \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Using ELA Item Frames in Classroom Instruction \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Connecting Mathematics Item Frames to Academic Content \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Using Mathematics Item Frames in Classroom Instruction \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Supporting and Integrating the Use of Item Frames \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Leading Item-Frame Usage at the School and District Levels \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Pulling Back the Curtain \u003cbr\u003eReferences and Resources \u003cbr\u003eIndex\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.9 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453848731869,"sku":"9781943360949","price":53.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/u_TaM8E-Jd9781943360949_6735f806-3881-4c85-a3e9-dbe4e83da03b.webp?v=1771568103","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/test-specific-thinking-teaching-students-to-think-the-way-tests-make-them-help-students-better-prepare-for-testing-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}