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ERIC Number: EJ552816
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Enhancing Reflective Practice through Alternative Assessment.
Nelson, Lynn R.; Drake, Frederick D.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v13 n1 p47-56 Spr 1997
Alternative assessments, grounded in reflective practice, can enliven instruction and improve students' knowledge, reasoning, and communication skills. When teachers share a rubric with students, everyone knows the standards for success. Sense of community and small class sizes in rural schools provide an ideal environment for teacher-student interaction. Includes a rubric for social studies alternative assessment. Contains 21 references. (TD)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Rural Schools, Social Studies, Student Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Reflective Inquiry
Note: Theme issue title: "Middle Level Education: Rural Connections."