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Dichtelmiller, Margo L.; Jablon, Judy R.; Dorfman, Aviva B.; Marsden, Dorothea B.; Meisels, Samuel J. – 1997
The Work Sampling System is a performance assessment system that is used in preschool through fifth grade to document and assess children's skills, knowledge, behavior, and accomplishments across curriculum areas. This teacher's manual explains the use of the Work Sampling System in the following chapters: (1) "Introducing the Work Sampling…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Observation, Performance Based Assessment
Fogarty, Robin – 1998
To say that assessments must be authentic, dynamic, fluid, and formative is not to say that normative, standardized evaluations have no place in the overall assessment scheme. What is needed is a combination and balance of assessments. The tri-assessment model promotes using traditional assessments along with portfolio and performance assessments.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Models
Taggart, Germaine L., Ed.; Phifer, Sandra J., Ed.; Nixon, Judy A., Ed.; Wood, Marilyn, Ed. – 1998
This handbook provides teachers and administrators with strategies to construct, adapt, and use rubrics. A rubric is defined as a tool for assessing instruction and performance according to predetermined expectations and criteria. The chapters in this text contain guidance on formulating, applying, and reviewing the pros and cons of this form of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Criteria, Diversity (Student), Educational Assessment
Download full textNorthwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Test Center. – 1995
Articles related to assessment in the field of reading are presented to provide ideas for those studying reading and reading assessment. There are two sections to the bibliography: the articles themselves and an index. Many of the entries describe informal assessments and are intended mainly for classroom use. The 124 articles are listed in…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Burke, Kay – 1994
Growth toward the goals of the mindful school requires new and more authentic and appropriate forms of assessment. This volume describes a wide range of alternative forms of assessment, presenting them in a meaningful and practical format so that they can be applied in classrooms. Having a range of strategies for assessment allows for the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Check Lists, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Chase, Clinton I. – 1999
This book provides basic skills and knowledge about assessment so that teachers can expand their ability to deal with appraisal problems in their own settings. The first section deals with the basic principles of assessment. The second section concerns creating and applying assessment tools. The third section reviews issues in understanding and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Cohen, Libby G.; Spenciner, Loraine J. – 1998
This book is designed to provide future and experienced educators and other professionals with a fundamental understanding of traditional and contemporary perspectives on the assessment of children and youth, aged 3 through 21. It features broad coverage of traditional and contemporary assessment approaches. Individual tests are discussed at…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Child Development, Children
