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Peer reviewedCombs, Dorie – Middle School Journal, 1997
Discusses the purpose of alternative assessment in language arts classes in the middle school setting. Notes how alternative assessments encourage higher order thinking skills, provide an alternative to failure, encourage students to experiment, and keep teachers interested. Provides directions and scoring guides for examples of alternative…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Class Activities, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Peer reviewedHiggins, Karen M.; Heglie-King, Mary Ann – Middle School Journal, 1997
Investigates the effect of mathematics portfolio assessments on middle school students' achievement. Discusses portfolio contents, students' attitudes toward the ability of portfolios to reflect their achievement and toward their active involvement in assessment, and the success of the evaluations. (JPB)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Students
