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Peer reviewedSaltman, Scott – Physics Teacher, 1994
Describes an assignment that provides an alternative to the end of the chapter test. Students instead are asked to write a chapter of the text clarifying their ideas and explaining the material in a manner that a student unfamiliar with the subject of the chapter could understand. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Evaluation, High Schools, Physics
Peer reviewedEverett, Elizabeth – Science Teacher, 1994
Offers suggestions on how to incorporate valid and meaningful writing assignments for the science classroom. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Biology, Evaluation, Learning Activities, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Peer reviewedMcKay, Roberta – Canadian Social Studies, 1996
Reiterates the appropriateness and validity of using student journals in social studies instruction. Differentiates between personal and content area journals, the latter focusing on responses to issues raised in the classroom and readings. Maintains that journal writing increases critical and metacognitive thinking. (MJP)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
