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Maker, C. June; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1994
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences offers educators a comprehensive framework for identifying giftedness in diverse student populations. A definition of problem types is presented that, when combined with varied intelligences, forms a problem-solving matrix for designing assessment procedures and developing curriculum. (JDD)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Banks, Janet Caudill – 1997
This book is a guide to help teachers develop performance-based curriculum projects that include authentic assessments. Section 1, Project-Based (or Performance-Based) Learning and Performance Assessment, describes and gives a rationale for this type of learning and assessment and project-based classrooms. It also notes the role of teachers and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Inquiry, Multiple Intelligences
Ko, Lena – 2002
This supplement to the resources and training manual Assessing Youth Success was designed as a facilitator's guide to activities for a 3-hour training. The purpose of the training is to help participants become more proficient in assessing youth success. The supplement contains five new optional activities intended to help participants explore…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Silver, Harvey F.; Strong, Richard W.; Perini, Matthew J. – 2000
This book shows educators at all grade levels and in all content areas how to implement a holistic learning program that seamlessly integrates learning styles and multiple intelligences into instruction, curriculum, and assessment. It is designed to assist teachers in helping students become more reflective, self-aware learners. The book includes:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development, Diversity (Student)
Lazear, David – 1998
This guide to assessment of learning based on the theory of multiple intelligences (MI) stresses the use of rubrics or guidelines that establish criteria and indicators of success. Part 1 examines the theory of evaluation and rubrics in three sections that address: current evaluation methods and their biases; effective evaluation methods and their…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Activities
Krechevsky, Mara – 1998
Project Spectrum is a collaborative research and development project offering an alternative approach to assessment and curriculum development for preschool and early primary education. The project, based on Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences theory and David Henry Feldman's nonuniversal development theory, emphasizes closely observing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Intelligences
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Benbow, Camilla Persson; Minor, Lola L. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1990
When a battery of tests commonly associated with intelligence was administered to 144 13 year olds identified as extremely precocious, the verbally precocious students scored higher on verbal and general knowledge types of tests, and mathematically precocious students scored higher on tests of nonverbal reasoning, spatial ability, and memory.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Development, Gifted, Intelligence Tests
Fogarty, Robin – 1998
To say that assessments must be authentic, dynamic, fluid, and formative is not to say that normative, standardized evaluations have no place in the overall assessment scheme. What is needed is a combination and balance of assessments. The tri-assessment model promotes using traditional assessments along with portfolio and performance assessments.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Models
Bellanca, James; Chapman, Carolyn; Swartz, Elizabeth – 1997
This book is designed to align assessment with instructional practices that promote the development of the multiple intelligences outlined by Howard Gardner. To facilitate the use of multiple assessments for the multiple intelligences, the information in this book is transferable to the classroom. The book explains how a teacher can design…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Sprenger, Marilee B. – 2002
This book uses an analogy of "The Wizard of Oz" to offer information about cognitive research, sharing simple tactics for implementing these ideas in the classroom. The book discusses expert findings about brain growth, structure, and functions to help teachers and administrators foster a love of learning in all students. Key features…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Costa, Arthur L.; Lowery, Lawrence F. – 1989
This book presents successful classroom practices for teaching thinking skills with children and adolescents. An introduction discusses the basic importance of cognitive processes to academic success and the importance of thinking skills programs for all students. Four fundamental concepts that underlie recent changes in curriculum and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes
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Miller, Lynda – Topics in Language Disorders, 1990
This article views literacy as a broad-based set of abilities reflecting intelligence across many competencies, including language, musical, logical, kinesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal, linguistic, and spatial competencies. Described is a model of language competence which allows for assessment of those language skills bearing on academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education
Gipe, Joan P. – 1998
Intended for classroom teachers at all levels and for undergraduate students in teacher education programs that included a practicum or field experience, this book provides both a guide and a resource for meeting the needs of readers experiencing difficulty. This fourth edition focuses on providing teachers with techniques for recognizing readers…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Corrective Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Fogarty, Robin – 1997
Some educators suggest that schools shift their teaching paradigm to one of environments in which students take command of their own education, wherein learning is more authentic and students can do what Piaget suggests learning results from--acting upon reality. This book outlines six curricular models based on Gardner's multiple intelligences…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development
Denny, Merry – 1991
The attributes of Kentucky's Primary Program are developmentally appropriate practices; multi-age classrooms; continuous progress; authentic assessment; qualitative reporting; professional teamwork; and parent involvement. This document serves as a guide for teachers who wish to make changes concerning these attributes as they relate to four…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Continuous Progress Plan, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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