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Download full textGagliano, Kathy; Swiatek, Laura – 1999
This report describes a program that was implemented to improve student assessment through the use of portfolios. The targeted population consisted of a first and third grade classroom in a suburb of a large Midwestern metropolitan area. The problems related to assessment were documented by state mandated test scores, teacher determined grades,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Evaluation Methods, Grade 1, Grade 3
PDF pending restorationKatula, Angela; Ray, Samantha; Sherrill, Christine – 1999
This action research project implemented and evaluated a portfolio program for assessing student performance. The targeted population consisted of elementary and middle grade students in two schools. The inadequacy of traditional evaluation methods was documented by means of parent and staff surveys. Common discrepancies were found in student…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Strategies, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Uram, Sandi – 1993
This report describes alternative assessment approaches to elementary visual art studies at an inner-city school in a large city in the Midwest. Sixth-grade neighborhood students participated in the study. Data revealed that sixth-grade students have spent little time on alternative assessment. Time constraints, a lack of curriculum addressing…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Evaluation Methods, Grade 6
Jensen, Wendy M.; Klonicke, Ann S. – 1999
This paper describes a plan for assessing academic and social growth of special education students. The targeted population consisted of six elementary students with hearing impairments and seven high school students with mental impairments. The problems of assessing special education students were documented through data collected from teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Hearing Impairments
Branch, Myra; Grafelman, Brenda; Hurelbrink, Kurt – 1998
This report describes a program for increasing student ownership and responsibility to bring about quality work. The students were actively involved in the collaborative assessment process. The targeted population consisted of first and second grade students in a middle class community in Central Illinois. An increased sense of ownership,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conferences, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
PDF pending restorationAckerman, Sara; Hughs, Leah; Wilder, Ronda – 1997
This action research project implemented and evaluated an intervention for increasing student academic and social responsibility. The targeted population consisted of kindergarten, 1st, and 5th grade students in a growing middle-class community in central Illinois. The problems of irresponsible academic and social behavior were documented through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment
