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Rivera, Diane – Diagnostique, 1993
Terms such as "authentic,""performance-based," and "portfolio" are being used to label assessment approaches that purport to examine student performance as it relates to curricular goals and instructional techniques. This research digest reviews six articles on these assessment approaches, highlighting purposes,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Curriculum Based Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedStewart, Susan C.; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1995
The purpose and evolution of educational assessment are considered. Alternatives to standardized assessment include performance assessment, authentic assessment, and portfolio assessment. Issues concerning outcomes of the assessment revolution include appropriate standards, associated changes in curricula and grading, and questions regarding…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Download full textWinograd, Peter; Jones, Deneese; Perkins, Fran – 1994
Assessment is authentic when it occurs continually in the context of the classroom environment and reflects actual learning experiences. This paper discusses some of the political issues involved in the use of statewide performance assessment. The paper first defines portfolios, performance events, and other forms of alternative assessment. It…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Performance
Kist, Bill – 2001
Rubrics are tools that formalize the process of evaluation by explicitly stating the criteria to be used for grading. Rubrics help students to evaluate the quality of their work as they progress through a class. They may be very helpful to Ohio adult educators in helping to evaluate the Uniform Portfolio that must be kept on every student within a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Gaustad, Joan – OSSC Bulletin, 1996
Assessment of student progress is a challenge for educators who use developmentally appropriate practices such as multiage grouping. Interest in alternative types of assessment has become widespread. These performance-based, or authentic, assessments are explored in this document, which presents assessment strategies that work effectively with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Competence, Educational Assessment
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability/Testing. – 2001
During 1999-2000 school year, the North Carolina Alternate Assessment Portfolio was administered to eligible students with serious cognitive deficits statewide as a pilot program. This report provides state, regional, and local education agency results of that pilot program. The purpose of the pilot was to review the feasibility, validity, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
