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Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal; Phelan, Pat – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2012
This paper presents the response of the technology teacher education programmes at the University of Limerick to the assessment challenge created by the shift in philosophy of the Irish national curriculum from a craft-based focus to design-driven education. This study observes two first year modules of the undergraduate programmes that focused on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, National Curriculum, Handicrafts
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Isenhour, Michelle; Kramlich, Gary – PRIMUS, 2008
The following article discusses holistic grading as implemented in a first-year undergraduate calculus course. The intent of this manner of grading is to distinguish both students that truly master the material and those that have not even a limited understanding from the majority of the student body. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Grading, Calculus, Higher Education, College Mathematics
Helm, Judy Harris; Beneke, Sallee; Steinheimer, Kathy – 1998
This booklet is designed to help teachers begin documenting in the classroom and is a supplement to "Windows on Learning: Documenting Young Children's Work." In that book, three "windows" were used to provide a framework for thinking about documentation: a Window on a Child's Development, a Window on a Learning Experience, and a Window for Teacher…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Documentation, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
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Pelton, Claire L. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1983
Techniques for teaching writing should emphasize revision and editing, practice in sentence-combining, and exposing students to fine prose. To encourage good writing in all subjects, teachers should be trained to read students' essays holistically, paying attention to style as well as content. (PP)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Holistic Evaluation, Prewriting
Thompson, Ronald W.; And Others – 1991
A study investigated a holistic approach to the assessment of students' writing skills in a high school that is part of a residential treatment program for adolescents. High school students were asked to produce spontaneous writing samples in the fall and spring of the 1990-91 school year. The students were asked to write about someone they…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, High Schools, Holistic Approach, Holistic Evaluation
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Lynn, Michael J.; And Others – TESOL Journal, 1995
Four articles provide English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers with advice on how to ensure success with alternative assessment, having students use art and words to tell about their experiences, entertaining test review activities, and how to assess students' knowledge of expressions of gratitude. (Contains seven references.) (MDM)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Art Activities, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
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Stallings-Roberts, Virginia – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Describes one teacher's implementation of subjective grading to assess student's achievement on mathematics tests. Reports student and parent reactions to the method. Shares five practices that developed with the experiences, and provides an example of the grading policy utilized. (MDH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grading, Holistic Evaluation, Informal Assessment
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Westcott, Warren; Gardner, Phillip – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1984
Argues that holistic scoring, widely used as a reliable method of rating student writing, can be used effectively as a teaching device. Having students evaluate other students' writing helps ease the teacher-student antagonism generated by the necessity of assigning grades and helps reinforce the connection between abstract idea of quality of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Holistic Evaluation, Peer Evaluation
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Meier, Sherry L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Discusses problem-solving evaluation methods and describes the development of an instrument to evaluate an individual's problem-solving processes. Provides an example of the instrument. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Evaluation Methods
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Jones, Donald H. – Social Science Record, 1993
Contends that the elementary classroom can be an ideal place for instituting authentic assessment. Provides suggestions for beginning to use authentic assessment approaches in elementary social studies. Includes four sample performance items and suggestions for scoring performance-based tests. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Sugarman, Jay; And Others – Instructor, 1993
Presents tips to help teachers develop and manage valid, truly authentic assessments that are linked to daily class instruction, discussing how to refine assessments, get parents involved, encourage self-assessment, and make criteria clear. A model developmental reading scale for bringing more uniformity to reading assessment is presented. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Holistic Evaluation
Prater, Doris – 1982
A study was conducted to compare the writing performance of tenth grade students across three modes of discourse. Subjects were 80 students who had been classified as "masters" or "nonmasters" of writing based on their scores on the writing section of the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills. The students were assigned three…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Descriptive Writing, Evaluation Methods, Expository Writing
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Niebur, Loretta – Music Educators Journal, 1994
Asserts that thoughtful assessment of student achievement can illustrate student growth to parents, administrators, and non-music teacher colleagues. Recommends incorporating student assessment into instruction by adapting common music activities so that teachers can observe and record student performance during normal instructional time. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Grading
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Whitehorse, David – Social Studies Review, 1994
Contends that few educational issues rival the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) for comment, controversy, and confrontation. Defines the CLAS test and discusses its characteristics, anticipated student responses, and scoring procedures. Outlines four implications for instructional methods. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Testing
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Mulder, Janet – Social Studies Review, 1994
Provides of examples of performance-based assessments in three categories: (1) projects; (2) performances; and (3) question strategy sessions. Describes a typical performance-based assessment project including setting up the project, peer evaluation, the class presentation, and the test used. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Design, Educational Change