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ERIC Number: EJ440263
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Testing and Evaluation of Social Studies Students. NCSS Position Statement and Guidelines.
Social Education, v55 n5 p284-86 Sep 1991
Analyzes how the testing and evaluation of social studies students can contribute to the development of participatory citizenship. Suggests that testing and other kinds of evaluation can help teachers weigh the appropriateness and effectiveness of the social studies curriculum. Includes recommendations for evaluation instruments, student achievement evaluations, and state and local education agencies' reform efforts. (SG)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Secondary School Curriculum, Social Studies, Test Interpretation, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: National Council for the Social Studies