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Download full textElliott, Stephen N. – 1995
This digest offers principles of performance assessment as an alternative to norm-referenced tests. The definition of performance assessment developed by the U.S. Congress's Office of Technology and Assessment is given, common features are listed, and the terms "performance" and "authentic" are defined. Suggested guidelines for…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Elliott, Stephen N.; Kettler, Ryan J.; McKevitt, Brian C. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2002
The inclusion of students with disabilities in assessment is deemed critical to improve the quality of educational opportunities for these students and to provide meaningful and useful information about students' performance to the schools and communities where they are educated. This inclusion raises important questions, however, concerning the…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Inclusive Schools, Educational Opportunities, Testing Accommodations
