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Fencl, Matthew J. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2014
Although traditional methods of assessment--such as rubrics, checklists, skill tests, and quizzes--have long been viable methods of evaluation in physical education, they may at times seem boring or overwhelming. Yet, assessment can be as fun and interesting as the activities that are taught in physical education, and can help to increase…
Descriptors: Creativity, Student Evaluation, Physical Education, Student Needs
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Waters, Melia; Straits, William – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2008
This article presents an activity in which students pool their knowledge and creativity to make a song presenting what they have learned in a unit on the rock cycle. This highly motivating, integrated performance assessment incorporates multiple intelligences, reinforces learning, and is a student favorite in the elementary and middle grades.
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Singing, Performance Based Assessment, Earth Science
Kimbro, Michelle – 2003
Description can make a piece of writing come alive. This lesson plan combines art and word play, emphasizing writing for an audience while drawing on multiple intelligences. Peer review and feedback reinforces the revision process as students create trading cards by drawing pictures of monsters and describing and categorizing them in detail.…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Creativity, Editing, Educational Objectives
Sarouphim, Ketty M. – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of DISCOVER, a performance-based assessment, in identifying gifted students in Lebanon. DISCOVER is grounded in Gardner's MI theory and consists of tasks involving problem-solving and creative abilities. The sample consisted of 49 middle-class 5-th graders, with a mean age of 10.2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Linguistics, Private Schools, Gender Differences
Nazar, Fatima – 1990
The study examined a group of third grade students from Kuwait, considered gifted based on their mental ability, to determine if intelligence is a meaningful predictor of gifted behaviors. The gifted behaviors studied were learning, motivation, creativity, and leadership. Three hundred students, their mothers (N=300), and teachers (N=142)…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Creativity, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
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Ho, Kwok Keung, Ed. – New Horizons in Education, 2002
These two issues include articles under the following headings: themes in education, curriculum and instruction, and theories, practicals, and experiences. The first issue includes: "Parent Participation: The Implications of a Complaint Case" (Ping Man Wong and Antony Yuk Cheung Chan); "Education for New Arrivals and Multicultural…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cantonese, Childrens Literature, Chinese