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Making Portfolios, Products, & Performances Meaningful & Manageable for Students & Teachers: Instructional Strategies & Thematic Activities (Kids' Stuff)
Making Portfolios Products Performances Meaningful Manageable for Students Teachers Instructional Strategies Thematic Activities - Kids' Stuff Author:Imogene Forte In an effort to shift from reliance on standardized norm-referenced tests and traditional objective-based tests as the primary sources for obtaining information about student progress, teachers and administrators are opting for alternative, and more accurate, measurement tools. Portfolios, products, and performances are the most common types of ... more »authentic assessment in use today.
Educators who have successfully implemented these strategies into their programs first determined how to tailor the ideas to fit their established educational goals and how to best incorporated the methods into their existing routines.
Sound like a lot of work? Not with this book, which provides you with the valuable information and specific suggestions that compromise the key elements of understanding, appreciating, and utilizing authentic assessment techniques. Designed in a clear, easy-to-follow format, each section provides a "Bird's Eye View" of the topic, provides a variety of high-interest activities, and offers complete student directions for involving and informing parents. Plus, the authors have compiled a convenient pull-out Graphic Organizer that offers creative, task-oriented ideas for integrating content instructions and appraising student understanding.« less