Three types of student evaluation strategies used in Italy are described: (1) teacher's free comments; (2) standardized adjectives used as rating scales; and (3) numeric scores based on tests and other evaluation criteria. Implications of the third approach, which was implemented according to legislation in 1977, are discussed. (GDC)

Three high schol teachers in Tempe, Arizona, have improved students' speaking and writing proficiency by applying the principles of outcome-based education to their ninth grade English classes. These teachers abolished "D" grades, clearly defined expectations and offered expanded opportunities to master material. (MLH)

Presents several strategies for evaluating elementary and secondary music students. Includes an objective-based system in which students earn points for attendance, participation, and performance. Examines written evaluations, and points for progress, discussing evaluation as a teaching aid. Describes a "fair grading system" which evaluates effort…

Describes a study comparing the assessment of student work by seven teachers with the assessment done by 20 secondary assessors. (PK)

Some of the special challenges associated with evaluation and grading in the large class are discussed. Suggestions for evaluation methods include seeking clarity, reducing the stress of test administration, giving feedback, guarding against errors in record keeping, and returning exams efficiently and with respect. (MLW)

Presents complete listing and documentation for an Applesoft program which stores test grades for every student, handles 10 different classes, calculates cumulative grade points and percentage grades, grades, drops lowest test grades, generates hard-copy reports, adjusts test scores for a class, and calculates test mean and standard deviation. (JN)

Journals are proving their worth as tools for learning. Students who keep journals for class purposes can think more clearly about what they learn and can define problems for themselves. The use of a journal for 100 percent of a grade is described. (MLW)

Preceeding through the development of a sequence of paired calibrations determined by a hierarchical clustering algorithm, the proposed method of constructing a universal criterion scale does not rely on covariate information. The procedure is illustrated with data from American law schools. (Author/BW)

A universal criterion scale is applied to the direct estimation of validity for various groups of law school applicants and to the testing of the assumptions underlying the more familiar extrapolation methods. Data from American law schools are used to illustrate the procedures. (Author/BW)

Discusses methods of calculating students' average grades and assigning letter grades by using dBASE II. Procedures are described for creating, recording, appending, editing, and sorting grade files; calculating total grades; using the fixed method to assign letter grades; and finding sample variances. The program for creating command files is…

Describes a student-centered grading system utilized in a high school public speaking course in which students evaluate and grade peer performance. Management of this system is facilitated through a computerized spreadsheet. The template designed to organize records of student grades and advantages of this grading system are discussed. (MBR)

Female elementary teachers, classified as having high or low social approval needs, graded students' short answers to two typical school questions. Twenty-five teachers with high social approval need assigned significantly higher grades than twenty-six teachers with low need. Results did not vary with teachers' age, experience, or kind of school.…

A computer-assisted student recordkeeping system provides storage and statistical analysis of machine-scored test results and produces colored frequency distribution graphs for posting. (MSE)

Presents results of a survey indicating that many journalism graduate schools permit students to produce a professional or creative project in lieu of a master's thesis but are awarding such projects less academic credit than theses receive. (HTH)

Eight educable mentally retarded junior high students were integrated into an industrial arts class through an approach modifying direct instruction and lead time orientation, testing procedures, record-keeping simplifications, equipment certification, project procedures, daily data records, and grading. (CL)