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Publication Date: 1996
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Finding One's Voice: The Pacesetter Model for More Equitable Assessment.
Badger, Elizabeth
College Board Review, n179 p12-19,25-26 Nov 1996
Describes the College Board's Pacesetter Program, high school courses developed using principles of ongoing performance testing and portfolios, standards, and curriculum. The model is illustrated in a description of the Voices of Modern Culture language arts course. Argues that this assessment process has systemic validity and is more relevant to disadvantaged students. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Courses, Curriculum Based Assessment, Educational Change, Educationally Disadvantaged, High Schools, Language Arts, Multicultural Education, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolio Assessment, Secondary School Curriculum, Student Evaluation, Teaching Models, Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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