Not an instruction book, simply a practice book.
927275
I don't usually buy books online and this book is an example of why. I prefer to see if it's what im looking for. This one wasnt. Hand lettering requires some instruction. This book gives very little.
865335
This is not a book to practice a concept by repeating it again and again.
It is more like math puzzles in every sheet.
3465280
I guess I didn't realize what kind of book this was.  It is more instructional.  Didn't care for it at all.
1959783
This is not a study guide or a book you'd buy to learn in a classroom environment. This books just gives you explanation of each command and its syntax. Didn't use it at all. Threw it away later.
4399188
Action research is meant to improve the quality of outcome, in this case for education.  But "action research" does not mean that one can dumb down the  "research" part of the equation.

This is a book about qualitative data collection not quantitative.  Although the author claims that readers of the book will learn to "creatively analyze both qualitative and quantitative data" this is simply not true.  The type of data analysis that she describes as "playing with your data" is not how quantitative research is conducted at all.  There is no mention of sample size, power, standard deviations , t tests or any of  the most basic tools of quantitative research.  Making a chart does not mean one is conducting quantitative research.

 That said, I encourage the use of critical thinking about instruction rather than careening from one "new" idea to another without effectively addressing the outcomes of teaching.  This book is a very gentle approach to guiding teachers to reflect about what is going on in their classrooms.  It is so gentle, that is less about science and more about pausing to reflect on teaching in general.

Any "research" arising from this book would be so specific to the classroom and students in which it is conducted as to be useless for application to a larger group.

Who this book is for:

Teachers who want some guidance on how to measure outcomes in their specific classroom with their specific students.
Teachers trying to decide if a specific program/ approach/ teaching idea is producing the desired outcome (without any sort of scientific rigor) but at least with some logical thought process.

Who this book is not for:
Actual educational researchers.  Graduate students working on their research.  Those hoping to publish in peer reviewed educational research journals.  In summary, anyone looking for help on how to actually analyze data with scientific rigor.

My star rating is based on the fact that this book is not what it is presented to be, an inclusive guide to action research from top to bottom.  It is more like a guidebook for introducing the novice to a more logical way of collecting information in the classroom and looking at outcomes in a fairly casual way.
428652
I thought the title of the book implied a more personal account on how the letters actually danced the writer. I would say 90% of the book is like a note book for us to copy the letters as an exercise. The letters are quite big so if you want to use this as an exercise you will need to recalibrate the size of your handwriting in comparison to the exercise in the book. Not a criticism but at least you get to know what happens when you get the book.

I had seen some videos from the author on how she talked about the specific letters and felt that maybe this book would offer some of her PERSONAL DISTILLATION on the matter, but this was hardly found in the text. The book is a calligraphy exercise book with brielf BRIEF descriptions of the letters. I imagine this is so due to copyright issues with the original author and creator of this writing script.
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This is a short overview of the general basics of children's book illustration. It is not a "how to" or in-depth discussion of illustration or story line, and it is not meant to be. It is well written, illustrated, and organized and will give you a general sense of what goes into this type of book.
764790
its okay. some practice is there. but definitely not the book I am searching for word power under mc grawhill publication.
2562224
The book was not quite was I expected or was looking for.  I was looking for a book that would help guide me in creating my own sequences for home practice to augment my studio practice and help me emphasize asanas of my choosing that I am working on in class.  Rather than a book about "sequencing," it provides a full range of "sequences," not quite the same thing.  It is okay in itself, but nothing I can't easily get elsewhere, whether in video format or as a poster, or free online.  I chose it over Mark Stephens' book simply because the subtitle emphasized home practice, whereas Stephens book is meant more for instructors.  The author kindly autographed it, which also means I cannot easily return it.  If you want a book of sequences to follow, I think it is a good book.  But if you want a book to guide you to create your own sequences, this is not it.
2825904
This book isn't what I expected. I thought it would have practical test item strategies. Instead it was more philosophical about the importance and benefits of a good score and training yourself to be disciplined enough to do daily practice in preparation.
2995627
This book doesn't contain many exercises or techniques one can practice. It's mostly made up of "real life" examples for which there isn't much of a takeaway to build on to make it personal.
1411655
Not a BAD book, don't get me wrong. But i think it is not what you expect, or to be more specific, it is not what Dean is presenting to you. He is good at selling things for more than they really are. It is just a basic book with some good advice if you find yourself without any clue of who you are, what are you doing. It can boosts your self esteem a little, but it is absolutely not what i was looking for. I'm not satisfied with the money i spent on the ebook (i'm outside the US so no free hardcover.... mh). I WAS hoping for helpful tips on practical things you can do, or tips and help to better understand how success can be achieved, and not some motivational stuff.
Not recommended according to me.
2383950
This book does have practice excercises that barely scratch the surface of the concepts needed to complete the excercises at the end of the chapters. Any school official who chooses to use this book as a teaching tool is not doing their job. This book makes the learning process more difficult than it should be with it's INCOMPLETE EXPLENATIONS of how to use excel functions. This book gives you lots of practice with the more useless functions of excel (formatting, making the spreadsheet look pretty). So if you are trying to learn excel functions, try another book.
1846529
I didn't bother reading any reviews before I impulse-ordered this book (it was recommended after adding the "Little Book of Lettering" to my cart). So I was DEFINITELY surprised to find out that the majority of this book is blank "practice" pages - all of those reviews are right-on.

Pros:
The book itself looks nice, so even if it just sits on your shelf or coffee table, at least it looks good doing it.
A variety of styles and lettering options for inspiration

Cons:
Not much in the way of step-by-step instructions. It gives you good ideas, but doesn't really show you how to accomplish it on your own, especially as a beginner. So the "practical" part is lacking
The majority (seriously.... more than 50%) of the book is just blank practice pages. Uh... I'm not going to mar this nice little book with my sad attempts at recreating the lettering.
2902918
This one is more like a textbook--it is absolutely not a phrasebook--so it's not a good choice if you're trying to get enough basic Korean under your belt to get through the airport / taxi / restaurant / bathroom business while you're travelling.

From the first page, things are written in Hangul, so, again, if you don't have time to learn the Korean alphabet (which is admittedly not all that difficult) then you're going to be hobbled.  If you do, though, this is a great approach in terms of attaining real expertise.  Just maybe not so good for the casual student.

One thing these guys do that makes me crazy in just about every language study book is to transliterate rather than translate.  So, for example, "Mwol ch'ajuseyo" gets you "What are you looking for?  May I help you?" when to my way of learning it ought to get you "what (object form) look for (2nd person)?".  Because now I understand the structure and I can adapt it to say other things with other nouns and verbs.  (But, you know, that's just personal preference.)
3703113
Book is great....but harder then it looks.  This is an art form that requires practice.
1417714
For some reason I thought I was buying a book, not a facilitator guide.  Keeping it because it will be useful