This edition of the "Research Bulletin" is a compilation of papers presented at the annual William F. Breivogel Conference in 1993. The conference theme was alternative and portfolio assessment. Papers were grouped into assessment in general, portfolio assessment, and alternative assessments and curriculum questions. The selected papers include: (1) "Perspectives on Alternative Assessment: What's Happening Nationally" (Thomas H. Fisher); (2) "Scoring the New Standards Project: 5 on a 6 Point Scale" (Lee Baldwin, et al.); (3) "Can Test Scores Remain Authentic when Teaching to the Test?" (M. David Miller and Anne E. Seraphine); (4) "Managing Classroom Assessments: A Computer-Based Solution for Teachers" (Madhabi Banerji and P. Charles Hutinger); (5) "Historical Roots of Current Practice in Educational Testing" (Annie W. Ward and Mildred Murray-Ward); (6) "The Portfolio: Scrapbook or Assessment Tool" (Jonnie P. Ellis, et al.); (7) "Addressing Theoretical and Practical Issues of Using Portfolio Assessment on a Large Scale in High School Settings" (Willa Wolcott); (8) "The Effective Use of Portfolio Assessment within Preservice Teacher Education: The University of Florida's Elementary Proteach Program" (Lynn Hartle and Paula DeHart); (9) "Portfolio Assessment in Teacher Education Courses" (Lyn Wagner, et al.) ; (10) "Modeling Alternative Assessment in Teacher Education Classrooms" (Mary Elizabeth D'Zamko and Lynn Raiser); (11) "An Analysis of Curriculum Domains: Implications for Assessment, Program Development, and School Improvement" (Linda S. Behar); (12)"Assessing Approaches to Classroom Assessment: Building a Knowledge/Skill Base for Preservice and Inservice Teachers" (Lehman W. Barnes and Marianne B. Barnes); and (13) "Assessing Mathematical Problem Solving from Multiple Perspectives" (Mary Grace Kantowski, et al.). (SLD)