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ERIC Number: EJ410853
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Assessment in the Classroom: What Is the Role of Research?
Traub, Ross E.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v36 n1 p85-91 Mar 1990
Describes five propositions concerning classroom assessment. Uses propositions to review seven conference papers. Propositions refer to the following: nature of achievement; student information necessary to interpret assessments; tension between need to describe and need to praise; distinction between formal and informal assessment; and need for fairness. (TES)
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Measures (Individuals), Needs Assessment, Student Characteristics, Student Evaluation, Test Bias, Test Interpretation, Test Reliability, Test Theory, Test Use, Test Validity, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conference on Classroom Testing (Victoria Univ)
Note: Theme issue with title "Assessment in the Classroom."