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Source
| Social Studies Review | 3 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 3 |
| Teachers | 3 |
Location
| California | 2 |
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Assessments and Surveys
| California Learning… | 3 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedGeyer, Patricia – Social Studies Review, 1994
Maintains that California teachers are now responsible for preparing students for the new California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) test. Discusses the multiple choice, written response, primary source, and essay writing sections of the test. Provides suggestions for scoring essays and having students evaluate each other's writing. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Portfolios (Background Materials), Primary Sources
Peer reviewedWhitney, Linda – Social Studies Review, 1994
Contends that understanding history is more than remembering isolated facts: it involves interpreting, hypothesizing, and evaluating. Provides recommendations for preparing elementary students for the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS). (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedHansen, Bobbi; Higby, Karen – Social Studies Review, 1994
Presents a classroom teacher's experiences in preparing a fifth-grade class for the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) test. Discusses an integrated curriculum approach, disagreements between teacher associations and the state department of education, and student and parent attitudes toward the test. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Testing
