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Setting Standards for Students: The Case for Authentic Assessment.

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Darling-Hammond, Linda – NASSP Bulletin, 1993

Students at 1 East Harlem high school bypass Regents exams and Carnegie units, working intensively to prepare portfolios revealing their competence in 14 curricular areas. European assessment strategies differ from traditional U.S. tests by being truly representative of performance in the field, employing well-articulated performance standards,…

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Education, Performance, Performance Based Assessment

Employment and the High School Dropout.

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Heffez, Jack – NASSP Bulletin, 1980

Evaluates a program in the New York City schools that uses employment as a method of reducing absenteeism and truancy in the high schools. The program has met with a measure of success although results are not statistically significant. (Author/IRT)

Descriptors: Attendance, Dropouts, High School Students, High Schools