Descriptor
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 3 |
| Teachers | 3 |
| Administrators | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| National Assessment of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedHarris, Karen H.; Longstreet, Wilma S. – Social Studies, 1990
Argues that standardized testing undermines creativity and individuality. Contends that standardized testing has more to do with control of education than excellence, and discusses the impact of the National Assessment of Educational Progress on educational control. Maintains that flexible, alternative testing can evaluate student performance…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Creative Thinking, Educational Change
Download full textInformation Update, 1989
This issue of a quarterly newsletter focuses on alternative assessment methods in adult basic education. It is occasioned, as explained in the opening editorial, by the announcement of the requirement for use of the 1987 edition of the Tests of Adult Basic Education for pre- and posttesting of basic education students in New York City, beginning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Alternative Assessment
Lowenthal, Barbara – Academic Therapy, 1988
Maintaining the precision necessary for administering norm referenced tests can be a problem for the special education teacher who is trained to assist the student. Criterion-referenced tests, observations, and interviews are presented as effective alternative assessment techniques. (JDD)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Criterion Referenced Tests, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
