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Peer reviewedGreene, Beth G. – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1997
Presents annotations from the ERIC database of eight journal articles, books, and conference papers (published between 1991 and 1995) on the issue of informal and classroom assessment. Notes that the annotations offer a wide variety of ideas and suggestions to help teachers carry out informal assessment in their classrooms. (RS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment
Download full textArter, Judith A.; And Others – 1995
A portfolio is a meaningful collection of student work that tells the story of student achievement or growth. There are two basic reasons for doing portfolios--assessment or instruction. Benefits for using portfolios in instruction include the development of students self-reflection, critical thinking, responsibility for learning, and content area…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Informal Assessment
Brosnan, Patricia A.; Hartog, Martin D. – 1993
Current assessment practices in the classroom can affect the movement toward a child-centered curriculum in mathematics education. The mathematical community is addressing the challenge to implement standards in the areas of testing, assessment, and accountability in order to maintain this movement. This digest: (1) discusses what makes current…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles
Schoen, Harold L. – 1993
Recent reports by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the National Research Council, the Mathematical Sciences Education Board, and the Board on Mathematical Sciences emphasize that coordinated improvement in the content of mathematics curriculum, classroom instruction, and teacher education is the key to improving mathematics…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Change, Educational Testing
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2001
Career portfolios contain evidence of individuals' knowledge and skills and are useful tools in job search and career change, especially now that employers want generalizable workplace skills not well portrayed by traditional means and students are often inept at communicating their skills and knowledge to employers. Career portfolios contain and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Planning
Kerka, Sandra; Wonacott, Michael E. – 2000
This document examines issues and techniques related to assessment of online learning for adult, career, and vocational education. The document begins with an overview of the disadvantages of assessing at a distance and the issue of security in the online environment. The following aspects of continuous assessment are discussed: characteristics…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Career Education
