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Sawchuk, Stephen – Education Week, 2010
Education programs across 19 states are piloting a performance-based assessment for teacher-candidates that potentially could serve as a common prelicensing measure for new teachers. Based on a test in use in about 30 education schools in California, the Teacher Performance Assessment includes a "teaching event" requiring teachers to…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests, Evaluation Methods
Morrison, Edward J.; Lecznar, William B. – 1966
Technical activity during the period from April 1 through June 30, 1966, was the continued development of junior high school guidance program materials and correlation of arrangements for program implementation, the completion of course and topic objectives in some curriculum areas, and the beginning development of performance measures for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Experimental Curriculum, Junior High Schools
Center for Collaborative Education, 2004
The purpose of this study is to document how member schools of the Boston Pilot Schools Network use authentic assessments to understand what their students know and can do. These principles not only reflect the belief that a student's learning must be measured in multiple, authentic ways, they also reflect the Network's focus on equitable…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests, Program Effectiveness, Pilot Projects
Achieve, Inc., 2005
Achieve was asked by the Washington State Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission, Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction, and the Partnership for Learning to conduct a study of the 10th grade Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). The intent of the study was to compare the content, rigor and passing scores on…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Reading Tests, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Tests
Elford, George; And Others – 1975
This handbook is designed to assist Massachusetts schools in utilizing members of the community, teachers, and administrators in developing a system of evaluation to monitor student progress and measure program effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on the establishment of quality control procedures for alternative learning experiences, such as…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Evaluation Criteria
Leventhal, Arthur; McCormack, James E. – 1976
The Education Evaluation and Planning Package provides a performance statement check list approach to the comprehensive educational evaluation required by Massachusetts law for special education students. The vocational area of this package is intended to be used to assess various skills necessary to hold a job. There are four components of this…
Descriptors: Adults, Check Lists, Daily Living Skills, Educational Diagnosis