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Desravines, Jean; Aquino, Jaime; Fenton, Benjamin – New Leaders, 2016
This leadership framework, based on practices employed by some the nation's most successful principals, can be used to diagnose and address school needs. The framework is excerpted from "Breakthrough Principals" © 2016 by Jean Desravines, Jaime Aquino, Benjamin Fenton, and New Leaders, published by Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand. The…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Responsibility, Transformational Leadership, Curriculum
Beers, Carol S.; Beers, James W.; Smith, Jeffrey O. – Guilford Publications, 2009
This book explains how busy elementary school principals can support effective literacy instruction in their schools. Chapters outline the fundamental components of a successful literacy program and describe specific practices that can instill a culture of literacy in a school. Strategies are provided for initiating a professional development…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Literacy, Faculty Development, Reading Instruction
Sandrock, Paul – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2010
Students continually ask, "Does this count?" "Is this on the test?" They want to know how they'll be evaluated. Discover how to answer these questions in ways that shape student learning and keep teaching focused on what really matters. Written by language expert Paul Sandrock, this superb manual clarifies precisely what…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Performance Based Assessment, Program Design
Bailey, Jennifer; Little, Chelsea; Rigney, Rex; Thaler, Anna; Weiderman, Ken; Yorkovich, Ben – Online Submission, 2010
This handbook is designed as a quick reference for first-year teachers who find themselves in an assessment driven environment with little experience to help make sense of the language, underlying philosophy, or organizational structure of the assessment system. The handbook begins with advice on developing and evaluating effective learning…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Portfolio Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment
Hibbard, K. Michael; And Others – 1996
Performance tasks build on earlier content knowledge, progress skills, and work habits. They are not add-ons at the end of instruction, but an integral part of the learning and an opportunity to assess the quality of student performance. This guide was written by teachers to share their experiences in the introduction of performance based…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning
Busick, Kathleen U.; Stiggins, Richard J. – 1997
In the "Student-Centered Classroom Assessment" textbook, readers are offered many opportunities to reflect on classroom assessment ideas in relation to their own classroom assessment experiences. As a companion to that text, this book of case studies serves the same purposes, but in a way that calls for the application of ideas and strategies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education

Moon, Tonya R. – Gifted Child Today, 2002
This article discusses using performance based assessment in the social studies classroom. The intent is to show how performance assessment in a social studies classroom can be the basis for providing integrated social science instruction using state standards to address student academic diversity. Elements of classroom performance assessments are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Brualdi, Amy – 1998
One of the benefits of performance based assessment is its allowance for the teacher to gather information about how the student understands and applies knowledge. In this Digest, the basic steps a teacher should take to plan and execute effective performance-based assessment are outlined. Coverage includes the steps of planning and executing…
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
Payne, David A. – 2000
This book uses an extended case study to guide readers through the complexities of evaluating service learning outcomes and their relevance to the curriculum. Eight chapters include: (1) "What Is Service Learning?" (e.g., definition and rationale, developing a service learning program, and standards for effective programs); (2) "The…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Linn, Robert L.; Gronlund, Norman E. – 2000
This book is intended to introduce the classroom teacher and prospective teacher to the elements of measurement and assessment that are essential to good teaching. The main theme is that assessment plays an important role in the instructional process. This edition has been revised to reflect major changes in educational assessment since the last…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Measurement Techniques
Reineke, Robert A. – 1998
This book is designed to help educators consider how assessment relates to instruction and recognize how assessment affects student learning. It intends to encourage teachers to establish a climate in which students can safely seek and use assessment information. A basic assumption is that learning occurs best in a positive setting, one that…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Practices
Farlow, Leslie J.; Snell, Martha E. – 1994
This manual presents 12 guidelines to help teachers of students with mental retardation make more informed decisions about instruction by gathering and using student performance data. Development of the guidelines incorporated both teachers' recommendations and researchers' findings about what procedures work best, and guidelines were tested in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Diagnostic Teaching
Cole, Donna J.; And Others – 1995
This guidebook explains the purpose and rationale for initiating a portfolio process in the schools. A fundamental authentic assessment principle holds that students should demonstrate, rather than be required to tell or be questioned about, what they know and can do. The use of portfolios has gained significant attention as an alternative to…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Technology
Johnson, Elaine B. – 2002
This book for teachers and administrators demonstrates how implementing contextual teaching and learning (CTL) at all levels can change students' lives and help them realize their full potential and achieve academic excellence. CTL is based on the philosophy that students learn when they see meaning in academic material, and they see meaning in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cooperative Learning, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
Cole, Donna J.; Ryan, Charles W.; Kick, Fran; Mathies, Bonnie K. – 2000
This updated guide to using portfolios in educational assessment incorporates current teaching practices and new technology. The portfolio is defined as a systematic and organized collection of evidence used by the teacher and the student to monitor the growth of the student's knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The guide offers: (1) clear…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education