As a hurricane inches closer to Shutter Island, home of the infamous Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, sadistic murderer Rachel Solando has escaped from her cell. Consequently, U.S. Marshals Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule are tasked to investigate and apprehend the fugitive.

"A chilling account of seventy years of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the "definitive" (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly. Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today, there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing 10 percent of world electricity. Yet as the world seeks to reduce carbon emissions to combat climate change,...

Large-scale assessment and standardized testing have the power to either open or close future doors for your students. Based on the latest research, this book by Robert J. Marzano, Christopher W. Dodson, Julia A. Simms, and Jacob P. Wipf clearly articulates the ethical challenges teachers face in preparing students for these tests and what can be done to ensure effective test preparation. You'll review a first-of-its-kind study of over 8,000 assessment...

To overcome the problem, present series of handbooks on every subject has been prepared. It would save time and energy of a teacher, on one hand, and provide sufficient feedback on the concerned subject, in a short time, on the other. Simultaneously, it would instill confidence in teachers to address any query, posed by the students on the topic under discussion or teaching. This particular book is titled: Teacher's Handbook of Measurement and Evaluation....

Practice Match the answers and prepare for ARDMS Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) exam. Get the results you deserve. This book is devoted to the ARDMS SPI exam and the material is based on the ARDMS physics exam outline. It explains the concepts in very simple and easy to understand way. If you are preparing to take ARDMS Ultrasound Physics Exam and looking for an ultrasound book which can help you, the Pass Ultrasound Physics Exam...

The author draws on scientific studies of tests and their uses to show how standardized achievement tests must play a central role in improving achievement in K-12 schools. He explains the central considerations in developing and evaluating tests and tells how tests can best be best used, covering such topics as using tests for student incentives, paying teachers for performance, and using tests in efforts to attain new state and national standards....

Get ready for test day the fast way! A quick and easy to read story that includes 500 of the most popular GRE words. Sail around the tropics with Lilly and her coterie of marine scientists as they uncover the mysterious anomaly that is harming the coral reef. Includes a glossary of terms to help make studying for your exam fast and effortless. 500 of the top GRE vocabulary wordsRetain and remember new words with greater ease.Learn vocabulary in the...

Research demonstrates that children of poverty need more than just academic instruction to succeed. Discover a blueprint for turning low-performing schools into Cultures of Hope! The authors draw from their own experiences working with high-poverty, high-achieving schools to illustrate how to support students with an approach that considers social as well as emotional factors in education.

This book tells parents everything they need to know about the OLSAT® Test (the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test®). This test is often given to children as part of a Gifted and Talented admissions process. This ebook was created by TestingMom.com, the premier online resource to help parents along with their pre-K to 8th grader with skill building and testing success. TestingMom.com helps parents preparing their children for Gifted and Talented and...