Descriptor
Author
| Clauson, Donna J. | 1 |
| Hammerman, Elizabeth | 1 |
| Leitze, Annette Ricks | 1 |
| Mau, Sue Tinsley | 1 |
| Musial, Diann | 1 |
| Perlman, Carole C. | 1 |
| Radford, David L. | 1 |
| Stepien, William J. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 6 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 7 |
| Teachers | 6 |
| Administrators | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedClauson, Donna J. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1998
Describes a way to assign points to the problem-solving process. Provides a rubric-scoring example. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Grading
Download full textPerlman, Carole C. – 2003
Performance assessments can provide an effective means of measuring abilities that are difficult or impossible to measure with a multiple-choice test, such as ability to communicate, solve problems, and employ critical thinking skills. Performance assessments consist of a task and a set of scoring guidelines, or a rubric. Both performance tasks…
Descriptors: Ability, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Performance Based Assessment
Peer reviewedLeitze, Annette Ricks; Mau, Sue Tinsley – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Suggests that assessing problem-solving activities is more complex than assessing other activities. Addresses one method of assessment for a particular mathematical problem-solving activity that is an analytic scoring rubric. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Stepien, William J. – 2002
This book introduces third through sixth grade teachers to problem-based learning (PBL), a system for classroom instruction and curriculum development. It combines the PBL system with practice in locating, evaluating, and thinking about information from the Internet. It provides 8 PBL units for use in the classroom, offering instructions for…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedRadford, David L.; And Others – Science Teacher, 1995
Presents the science demonstration assessment as an authentic- assessment technique to assess whether students understand basic science concepts and can use them to solve problems. Uses rubrics to prepare students for the assessment and to assign final grades. Provides examples of science demonstration assessments and the scoring of rubrics in the…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Demonstrations (Science), Performance Based Assessment, Problem Solving
Classroom 2061: Activity-Based Assessments in Science Integrated with Mathematics and Language Arts.
Hammerman, Elizabeth; Musial, Diann – 1995
This book contains a set of authentic performance assessments that offer students the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and multiple science abilities through communication, problem solving, inventiveness, persistence, and curiosity. The specific knowledge and science abilities are drawn from those identified in Benchmarks for Science Literacy…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Mathematical Sciences Education Board. – 1993
The call for educational reform has caused mathematics curriculum, instruction, and assessment to come under both professional and public scrutiny. The three elements contesting for leadership in assessment reform are the conventional testing agencies, reformers led by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and political agencies…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4
