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Download full textSmith, Carl B., Ed. – 2003
This topical bibliography and commentary addresses methods of alternative, or informal, assessment that have proven effective, and how these methods have been, or can be, established as reliable alternatives to standardized testing. It discusses authentic assessment, forms of alternative assessment (unstructured written activities, unstructured…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Reliability
ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet presents resources on college rankings publications, criticisms of rankings methodology, effects of the rankings on the public, and alternatives to the major rankings guides. The annotated bibliography lists 5 Internet resources and 17 other resources, all of which are in the ERIC database. (SLD)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, OH. – 1988
At the same time that it is experiencing rapid growth, the field of adult education is struggling with its own maturation and development as a profession. One of the issues related to the professionalization of the adult education field is that of certification. Those who favor professional certification argue that it is a means to develop the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet focuses on post-tenure review of higher education faculty. Post-tenure review is the planned evaluation of faculty that have been awarded tenure. The way in which post-tenure review is executed varies by campus, but the process usually involves in-class evaluation, meetings with administrators about…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Faculty, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGreene, Beth G. – Reading Psychology, 1994
Provides annotations of 12 conference papers, books, and other materials (published between 1991 and 1993) from the ERIC database that focus on teachers, students, and finding alternative ways to assess students' learning in a nontraditional classroom environment. (RS)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1990
The "Super Search Reprint" contains a background paper and 152 abstracts on the topic of curriculum-based assessment and curriculum-based measurement. A paper by Mark Shinn and others, titled "Curriculum-Based Assessment: A Comparison of Models" ("School Psychology Review," 1989, volume 18, number 3), presents four…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 2001
This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet focuses on assessment. Assessment has been a major trend in higher education over the last 10 years, with the nature of the literature changing significantly over the years. This annotated bibliography groups assessment resources into these categories: (1) general resources; (2) institutional…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGreene, Beth G. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1993
Summarizes 15 papers commissioned for the workshop on "Assessing Higher Order Thinking and Communication Skills in College Graduates," convened in response to National Education Goal V as presented in the America 2000 document. (RS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Peer reviewedGreene, Beth G. – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1997
Presents annotations from the ERIC database of eight journal articles, books, and conference papers (published between 1991 and 1995) on the issue of informal and classroom assessment. Notes that the annotations offer a wide variety of ideas and suggestions to help teachers carry out informal assessment in their classrooms. (RS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment
ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 2001
This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) sheet focuses on performance indicators in higher education. Performance indicators are concrete pieces of information about a condition or result of public action that is regularly produced, publicly reported, and systematically used for planning, monitoring, or resource allocation. The resources in this…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Indicators, Educational Practices, Evaluation Methods
Kerka, Sandra – 1995
The authentic assessment method of student evaluation is particularly well suited to vocational education. It connects the way schoolwork is assessed with the way knowledge and competence are judged in the workplace by focusing on tasks that are simultaneously meaningful to learners and linked to school and nonschool demands. Portfolios are one…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment
Denner, Michael, Comp. – 1992
This annotated bibliography of material from the ERIC database presents 37 annotations on the topic of outcome-based education. The annotated bibliography contains listings for a wide range of materials, including journal articles, books, reports, practica, conference papers, and dissertations. (RS)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Andrews, Carl – Research Roundup, 1990
Five recent studies included in this annotated bibliography highlight the diverse facets of an effective principal evaluation system. A technical report by Jerry W. Valentine and Michael L. Bowman includes a clinical instrument for assessing teachers' perception of principals' effectiveness. In a second report, Daniel L. Duke and Richard J.…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGreene, Beth G. – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1994
Notes that performance and portfolio assessment are being used more widely and have gained acceptance as "good" assessment. Presents annotations of eight conference papers and other materials in the ERIC database concerning authentic literacy assessment. (RS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Thompson, Lynn, Comp. – 1995
This annotated bibliography describes foreign language assessment instruments that are currently in use in elementary and middle schools across the country. The instruments featured are drawn from a wide variety of program models: FLES (foreign language in the elementary school); middle school sequential foreign language instruction; and immersion…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Language Tests, Middle Schools
