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The Uses and Misuses of Evaluation.
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Schuncke, George M. – Clearing House, 1981
Examines two common errors in evaluation and ways to circumvent them. The first error is faulty pretesting or diagnostic evaluation. The second is failure to monitor student progress and plan instruction in relation to the specified learning goals. (SJL)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Informal Assessment
Substitutes for Testing.
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Kazalunas, John R. – Clearing House, 1978
Counselors should collect personal, familial, and attitudinal information on minority students through individual interviews, to supplement or substitute for achievement data from standardized tests. (SJL)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counselor Role, Individual Counseling, Informal Assessment
Ten Better Measures than Giving Grades.
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Malehorn, Hal – Clearing House, 1984
Describes 10 methods of assessment that teachers can use alone or in combination: (1) multiple marking, (2) peer evaluation, (3) mastery learning, (4) contracted learning, (5) credit/no credit grading, (6) self-evaluation, (7) anecdotal records, (8) pupil profiles, (9) checklists, and (10) dossiers. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grades (Scholastic)
Ten Measures Better than Grading.
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Malehorn, Hal – Clearing House, 1994
Describes 10 methods of assessment that teachers can use alone or in combination: (1) multiple marking, (2) peer evaluation, (3) mastery learning, (4) contracted learning, (5) credit-no credit grading, (6) self-evaluation, (7) anecdotal records, (8) pupil profiles, (9) checklists, and (10) dossiers. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grades (Scholastic)