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Peer reviewedBaltimore, Michael L.; And Others – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1996
Discusses the benefits of portfolio assessment to counselor education programs. Provides a definition of portfolio and outlines a portfolio approach in counselor education. Asserts that portfolio assessment relies on performance in measuring learning outcomes. Gives an example of portfolio content, along with strategies for evaluating student…
Descriptors: Counseling Psychology, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedFewell, Rebecca R. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2000
This article begins with the state of assessment of young children with special needs in the 1960s and traces changes through the end of the century. The embrace of multiple assessment measures, including standardized, norm-referenced measures and informal, functional measures is discussed and development of ecologically valid assessments is…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational History
Mitchell, Ruth – Teacher Magazine, 1992
Examines differences between tests and assessments, two incompatible models of education. Performance assessments make different demands on students than tests, with active application of knowledge and skill to problems. Assessment systems develop students' intellectual, social, and emotional abilities. They require a change in purpose and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCollins, A. – Science Education, 1992
Explores the potential of portfolios for science education by examining issues related to purpose, structure, and authenticity. Illustrates portfolio applications in student assessment, prospective science teacher education programs, and the assessment of practicing science teachers. (MDH)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Informal Assessment
Peer reviewedPoole, Deborah – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1994
Examines the function of schooling as constituted in the interactional sequences of routine testing events. Demonstrates that classroom testing represents a critical activity through which the grouping of students is accomplished. Suggests that the differentiation of both homogeneous and heterogeneous school populations is a necessary by-product…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Achievement Rating, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Download full textBjornavold, Jens – 1997
During the last 5-10 years, a number of countries have introduced methods and systems for identifying, validating, and recognizing prior and nonformal learning that can be viewed as tools for improving the transparency and transfer of skills. In most cases, they have been operational for a comparatively short time, which makes it difficult to…
Descriptors: Certification, Credits, Educational Experience, Employment Experience
