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Peer reviewedFriedman, Stephen J.; Valde, Gregory A.; Obermeyer, B. J. – ERS Spectrum, 1998
Examines how teachers use computerized comment menus on report cards and what teachers and parents think of the process, An analysis of report cards for 475 Wisconsin middle-school students shows teachers used comments most of the time. Only 52% of students received two comments. Most comments were positive. Parents and teachers found the practice…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Parent Attitudes
Allison, Eileen; Friedman, Stephen J. – Executive Educator, 1995
When parents objected to a new performance-based achievement scale, a Wisconsin school revised its report card to reflect traditional letter grades for each main subject area, using the new scale to measure component skill areas. Schools can weather controversy by making report cards reflect school philosophy, involving school personnel and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grading
Peer reviewedFriedman, Stephen J.; Frisbie, David A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1995
Report cards from 39 kindergarten, 59 elementary, 48 middle school, and 70 high school students in Wisconsin were content analyzed to determine their influence on meaningfulness of interpretations parents might make about academic achievement. Findings indicate that report cards typically have serious limitations that compromise the validity of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Trends, Elementary School Students
