Investigated the effectiveness of an alternative evaluation of student teachers participating in group work, examining the evaluation's impact on student development. Data from a general information sheet, student surveys following the alternative evaluation, and student interviews indicated that the evaluation displayed positive results and…

Examines six years of work with standards-based assessment (portfolios and group demonstrations of learning) at the University of North Dakota and an affiliated elementary school. Argues that the simultaneous development of parallel processes in a teacher education program and its professional development school can help renew teaching practice.…