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Peer reviewedMcBride, James R. – Educational Leadership, 1985
Describes a system in which questions tailored to the examinee's capabilities are administered by computer. Enumerates possible benefits of the system, reviews the "state of the art," and predicts potential applications of computerized adaptive testing. (MCG)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Design
Peer reviewedIvey, Gay – Educational Leadership, 2000
All students, including struggling readers, need opportunities to make choices in their reading. Schools should shun round-robin oral reading and basal readers, prioritize reading time, allocate resources for varied reading materials keyed to student interests, and develop better reading teachers, not better reading programs. (Contains 20…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Diversity (Student), Elementary Education, Independent Reading
Peer reviewedLambert, Leslie T. – Educational Leadership, 2000
Numerous federal and health-promotion agencies recommend increasing youngsters' physical activity levels to 30 to 60 accumulated minutes daily. The National Association for Sports and Physical Education has developed national standards that define a physically educated person. High-quality program components and learning activities are described.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Health Promotion, Learning Activities
