NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 2 results
Defining Authentic Classroom Assessment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Frey, Bruce B.; Schmitt, Vicki L.; Allen, Justin P. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2012
A commonly advocated best practice for classroom assessment is to make the assessments authentic. Authentic is often used as meaning the mirroring of real-world tasks or expectations. There is no consensus, however, in the actual definition of the term or the characteristics of an authentic classroom assessment. Sometimes, the realistic component…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Children
Assessing the Assessment: Rubrics Training for Pre-Service and New In-Service Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lovorn, Michael G.; Rezaei, Ali Reza – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2011
Recent studies report that the use of rubrics may not improve the reliability of assessment if raters are not well trained on how to design and employ them effectively. The intent of this two-phase study was to test if training pre-service and new in-service teachers in the construction, use, and evaluation of rubrics would improve the reliability…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Training, Preservice Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education