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Berliner, David; Casanova, Ursula – Instructor, 1988
A study of fifth and sixth grade public school students in Israel suggests that grades and other norm-referenced methods are less effective than task-involving evaluation methods in enhancing student performance, interest, and motivation. This article consists of two commentaries on the findings, with suggestions for implementing task-involving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grading
Instructor, 1984
Artists and writers from Maine were asked to develop creative activities for a sixth-grade class. Students were encouraged to observe nature, investigate their ancestors, design logos, and think about the impossible. Several of the activities that could be adopted to relate to other states are presented. (DF)
Descriptors: Artists, Creative Activities, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education
