Alternative Assessment Practices as New Rules in the Whole-Language Game.

Habgood, Mary Kay

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Publication Date: 1993

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Alternative Assessment Practices as New Rules in the Whole-Language Game.

Habgood, Mary Kay

International Journal of Social Education, v8 n2 p81-87 Fall 1993

Asserts that the whole-language approach requires broader evaluation procedures most often associated with alternative assessment methods. Discusses issues related to alternative assessment, such as goal setting, portfolios, and interrater reliability, as they apply to social studies. (CFR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Interrater Reliability, Portfolios (Background Materials), Self Evaluation (Individuals), Social Studies, Student Evaluation, Thinking Skills, Whole Language Approach

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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