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ERIC Number: EJ467885
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
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Performance Assessment and Social Studies: Making the Connection.
Craig, Elaine
Social Studies Review, v32 n2 p63-67 Win 1993
Contends that performance assessment, or authentic assessment, is changing the way teachers evaluate and grade students. Describes the differences between traditional assessment and performance assessment. Argues that performance assessment is particularly suited for the social studies curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Holistic Evaluation, Learning Strategies, Outcomes of Education, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), Social Studies, Student Evaluation, Thematic Approach, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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