This document summarizes the work of participants in California's Towards Arts Assessment Project (TAAP). The project participants worked on developing guidelines and plans for arts assessments. The document includes the TAAP participants' performance assessments as illustrations and as guidelines for continuing a dialogue in the feasibility and…

Describes the background and development of an outcome-based educational system for the West Irondequoit (New York) K-12 social studies program. Provides examples of student performance tasks and suggestions for scoring them. Includes a curriculum guide with philosophical assumptions and a list of essential learning outcomes. (CFR)