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Jablon, Judy R.; Marsden, Dorothea B.; Meisels, Samuel J.; Dichtelmiller, Margo L. – 1994
The Work Sampling System is a performance assessment that provides an alternative to group-administered, norm-referenced achievement tests for preschool through fifth grade. This volume presents a compilation of the Work Sampling System Developmental Guidelines for preschool through third grade. The guidelines are grouped into these categories:…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Literacy, Performance Based Assessment
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Quellmalz, Edys S. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1991
It is proposed that criteria for evaluating the quality of performance should be defined, at least tentatively, during the initial design of a performance assessment. Six characteristics of sound criteria are (1) significance; (2) fidelity; (3) generalizability; (4) developmental appropriateness; (5) accessibility; and (6) utility. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Tests, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria
McAfee, Oralie D.; Leong, Deborah J. – 1997
This comprehensive guide to alternative, authentic assessment in early childhood education provides discussions of the most current research and practical ways to integrate assessments into teaching. It shows assessment as a process that teachers can use in their own classrooms, using the latest procedures, such as portfolios, standards,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Data Collection, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment
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