NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Suskind, Dorothy C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
The author, a 5th-grade teacher at an independent boys' school, gives a first-person account of how her constant assessments and requirement that her students be active participants in their own learning gainsays the need for high-stakes, standardized testing. She posits a "living assessment" that is intertwined, interactive and…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Active Learning, High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Allen, Thomas E.; Clark, M. Diane; del Giudice, Alex; Koo, Daniel; Lieberman, Amy; Mayberry, Rachel; Millerd, Paul – American Annals of the Deaf, 2009
Four critical responses to an article, "The Role of Phonology and Phonologically Related Skills in Reading Instruction for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" (Wang, Trezek, Luckner, & Paul, 2008), are presented. Issue is taken with the conclusions of the article by Wang and colleagues regarding the "necessary" condition of phonological…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Phonology, Partial Hearing, Deafness
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Corcoran, Carol A.; Dershimer, Elizabeth L.; Tichenor, Mercedes S. – Clearing House, 2004
Classroom-based assessment is the collection and evaluation of evidence of student learning, focusing on indicators of meaningful and valuable student progress. This type of assessment includes alternative forms of testing, such as performance tasks, which allow students to communicate or display mastery in different forms. According to Herman,…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Student Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stover, Dana L.; Pendegraft, Norman – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2005
The first part of this article describes the use of Computer-aided note taking (CAN) for a fifth-grade student with a profound hearing loss who has been mainstreamed in her local grade school since first grade. As such, this is a case study of how technology can directly and dramatically impact the educational experience of a student with a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Assistive Technology, Hearing Impairments, Grade 5