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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
Rossi, Tom – Instructor, 1981
Describes a stock market investing project for fifth graders. (SJL)
Descriptors: Economics Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 5
Lindquist, Tarry – Instructor, 1995
A fifth-grade teacher discusses why she teaches with historical fiction, presenting tips on choosing good historical fiction, reviewing her favorite new historical fiction books, and highlighting how to use historical fiction to teach by discussing Pocahontas to help students differentiate between make-believe and history. (SM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Teaching, Fiction, Grade 5
