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ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1988
Literature on evaluating the communication skills of teachers is briefly reviewed in this paper. Topics under consideration include how different states evaluate communication, how communication should be evaluated, whether or not state assessments reflect current research on teacher assessment, and how useful is the attempt to assess…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Research Utilization
Kilpatrick, Jeremy – 2001
This digest describes state policies and teacher dilemmas in using proficiency tests and standardized assessment. Currently, 19 states require mandated assessment for high school graduation and several other states are considering such requirements. Standards-based assessment needs to be accompanied by a clear set of grade-level goals so teachers,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Vars, Gordon F.; Beane, James A. – 2000
Curriculum integration has long been proposed as a way of organizing the "common learnings" or life skills considered essential for all citizens in a democracy. Curriculum is organized around real-life problems and issues significant to both young people and adults, applying pertinent content and skills from many subject areas or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Competence, Curriculum Development