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Peer reviewedHarnisch, Delwyn L.; Mabry, Linda – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Reviews the increased attention to and skepticism about student assessment and standardized testing in the United States. Maintains that alternative assessment techniques such as the use of portfolios and direct assessment provide a more comprehensive evaluation of student achievement. Includes eight criteria for determining validity of…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textNagasaki, Eizo; Becker, Jerry P. – 1993
In Japan, assessment in classroom teaching cannot be considered apart from classroom lessons. This paper describes typical mathematics classroom situations and some of the developments in classroom assessment underway in Japan. The first section of the paper discusses classroom teaching, including whole-class instruction, discussion, objectives,…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Informal Assessment
