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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"authentic assessment"”.
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Implications of Perceptions of a Teacher Implementing Authentic Assessment
… the perceptions of a teacher as she implemented authentic assessment in a sixth grade classroom. Specifically, this study was to answer the following research questions: (a) What were the experiences and perceptions of a teacher as she implements authentic assessment in sixth grade science? (b) …
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The effects of authentic assessment in elementary school science
… this study was to determine the effectiveness of authentic assessments on Bells Elementary School students' understanding of science concepts. In this study the Washington Township Public Schools' Elementary School Science Committee created open-ended authentic assessments to enhance the …
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A Living Authentic Assessment Third Grade Program: A Descriptive Study
Authentic Assessments, in which students demonstrate a breadth and depth of knowledge as opposed to a shallow recitation of facts, is becoming an alternative evaluation of students, able to give specific information about students’ strengths, weaknesses, areas of mastery, and areas in need of …
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Designing an Authentic Assessment of Elementary Citizenship Competency Through Real-World Democratic Deliberation
… teachers need support in building their assessment literacy in how to design classroom assessments of competency. Teachers who aim to plan classroom assessment and instruction to support their students as they learn democracy together (Biesta & Lawy, 2006) will not find a cohesive, useful …
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An Examination of a Teacher's Use of Authentic Assessment in an Urban Middle School Setting
… but they may learn differently. Therefore, using authentic assessments is an alternative way to measure what students know. Conventional testing also distorts educational goals. On the other hand, authentic assessment can foster good education practices and enhance the learning process (DePascale, …
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The match between current national assessment initiatives in reading and validated dimensions of authentic assessment
… world"" situations implies movement toward authentic assessment of high-level thinking skills that match criterion performance settings and transcend traditional subject matter divisions. Recognizing the cognitive complexity of reading and the need for critical and evaluative reading in …
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The reliability of the New York Statewide Assessment Rubric for Badminton at the Commencement Level when used by a Master-Teacher, a Student-Teacher, and Peer.
… data that supports the current literature on authentic assessment. The recent literature points out the benefits of authentic assessment: it encourages students to think and perform at a "higher level", relates to unit and curriculum goals, and it improves teacher and student accountability. A …
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Visual Processing Ability: Early Predictor Of Inferential Language And Phonemic Awareness Ability
… study's 16 participants were administered three assessments split between two testing sessions, taking an average of 40 minutes each. Results indicated a quadratic effect existed between an authentic assessment of visual processing (i.e., visual closure) and the Comprehensive Test of Phonological …
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Electronic portfolio for mathematical problem solving in the elementary school
… problem solving in the elementary school is an authentic assessment tool for teachers and students to utilize in evaluating mathematical skills. It is a computer-based interactive software program to allow teachers to easily access student work in the problem solving area for assessment …
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Implications of continuous assessment for effective teaching and learning in a learner-centred curriculum
A study of continuous assessment for effective teaching and learning at vhembe district in Limpopo province by E.T.H Ramakhanya. This study examines the manner in which assessment is applied in a learner-centred approach. The way in which teaching and learning processes are understood influences …
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Progressive Reforms in Education: A Search for Progressive Teaching Strategies
… use of three progressive teaching strategies: 1) authentic assessment; 2) cooperative group-based learning; and 3) student-driven curriculum. Results indicated that most teachers were aware of the first two strategies and used them with some frequency, but that student-choice was not as widely …
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Teachers' classroom assessment practices in two selected senior secondary schools in the Oshikoto region
Assessment is a vital ingredient for effective teaching and learning. Current educational policies in Namibia call for teachers to adopt formative assessment in their classrooms, since there are reasons to believe that formative assessment could enhance learners‟ performance particularly in …
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Assessment Under Sport Education : Three Case Studies of Change to Physical Education
This study investigates physical education assessment in three secondary schools, Beauview. Pembury and Countryville, through the implementation of the sport education curriculum model. The research focuses on sport education, a recent innovative curriculum model which promotes recruitment to the …
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The Nature of Data Sources That Inform Decision-Making in Reading by Experienced Second-Grade Teachers
… While the initial purpose was to describe the assessment data base of seven exemplary teachers, they were all found to be in a state of transition from reliance on basal methodology and comparative assessments to a reliance on whole language methodology and authentic assessment practices. …
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CRITICAL PEDAGOGY IN URBAN SCHOOLING: A GUIDE FOR CLASSROOM PRAXIS
… and critical thinking; providing ongoing and authentic assessment; and the imperatives of ethical values, ideology, and multiple perspectives in critical teaching praxis. Critical educational scholarship informs teaching and learning in schools to provide liberating opportunities to achieve …
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Real Life Projects with a Focus on the Principles of Realistic Mathematics Education
… real-world contexts, problem-centered learning, authentic assessment, and reflection. RME engages students in contexts instead of teaching a concept and then asking students to apply it. This curriculum project incorporates RME into real-life projects to engage students in learning mathematics …
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