This paper looks at using collective critical thinking about issues as an assessment technique instead of or in addition to written tests. A substantial literature review examines the role of assessment and alternative strategies such as group oral exams in classes where cooperative activities and learning have been emphasized. The review reveals…

The long-term stability of verbal and nonverbal IQ scores was studied for 146 Spanish-surname students. About 30-50% of Spanish students do no speak English when they begin school. The California Test of Mental Maturity or the Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Tests were administered in grades 1,2,4,7,9, and 11. The stability of IQ scores for…

Describes an individual and group method for learning about children's school attitudes, appropriate for students not yet proficient in paper and pencil usage. Gives directions for administration and interpretation of the Kinetic School Drawing, and suggestions for using it as a counseling or diagnostic aid. (KMF)

This case study recounts the attempts of two school districts to improve decision making on the adoption of a new elementary social studies curriculum by using formal evaluation methodology. The study's main objective was to develop a series of criterion referenced (mastery level) tests from a list of social studies objectives to determine whether…