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What We've Learned about Assessing Hands-On Science.

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Shavelson, Richard J.; Baxter, Gail P. – Educational Leadership, 1992

A recent study compared hands-on scientific inquiry assessment to assessments involving lab notebooks, computer simulations, short-answer paper-and-pencil problems, and multiple-choice questions. Creating high quality performance assessments is a costly, time-consuming process requiring considerable scientific and technological know-how. Improved…

Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Costs, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning

Making Sense of Assessment.

Lewis, Anne C. – School Administrator, 1996

Conflicting policy decisions, scaling difficulties, teacher resistance, and mediocre results are slowing adoption of authentic student-evaluation measures. With more conservative state leadership, California and Arizona rejected performance assessment, and other states have followed. Despite various setbacks, new assessments are becoming the norm.…

Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment