Achieving the Aims and Purposes of Schooling through Authentic Assessment.

Reed, Lorrie C.

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ERIC Number: EJ474234

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Achieving the Aims and Purposes of Schooling through Authentic Assessment.

Reed, Lorrie C.

Middle School Journal, v25 n2 p11-13 Nov 1993

Examines what is measured by current testing instruments and details the components of a comprehensive assessment system that includes testing and alternative, authentic measures as the basis for judgments about student progress. Types of tests include norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, and performance-based assessments. The more accurate the assessment system, the more accurate are educators' judgments. (10 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Norm Referenced Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Student Evaluation, Test Results

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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