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Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – Social Education, 1992
Presents citations in the ERIC database on testing and assessment in the social studies. Includes items concerning the nature of testing, tests as guides for curriculum, the impact of testing, and the validity of performance grades. Suggests works on context effect, history instruction, and what students need to know. (DK)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Curriculum Development, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMadaus, George F.; Kellaghan, Thomas – Social Education, 1992
Discusses plans for a national testing program and its possible effects on social studies. Expresses concern that the proposed plans avoid the issues of how and by whom curricular content is to be developed and how diversity will be accommodated. Includes discussion of the purposes, fairness, and problems inherent in the American Achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedMorris, Pam – Social Education, 1991
Outlines a distance education Certificate in Education program for teachers in the Commonwealth Caribbean, administered by the University of the West Indies in association with the University of London. Highlights the learning modules of the Teaching of Social Studies option. Examines student evaluation and explores problems that arise in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
