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Peer reviewedPenta, Mary Q. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2002
Despite emphasis on standardized testing, the Wake County Public School System, North Carolina, implemented student portfolios in two grant projects and found ways to make them useful tools. This paper describes Wake County schools' use of electronic portfolios; staff development for technology and assessment; overcoming difficulties in the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Development, Portfolio Assessment
Peer reviewedPenta, Mary Q.; Hudson, Martha B. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2000
Describes the development of alternative assessments being used successfully at two North Carolina elementary schools, noting the active participation of teachers in their development. From commonalities among the assessments, a seven-step, practice-based model was adapted and evaluated. The model highlights faculty buy-in, leadership, staff…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHudson, Martha B.; Penta, Mary Q. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 1998
Two case studies describe the development of alternative assessment within urban North Carolina elementary schools, examining each assessment development process, identifying commonalities and differences, and relating real-world endeavors to the change process. The studies argue for placing alternative assessment on the school reform agenda,…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Case Studies, Educational Change, Elementary Education
