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ERIC Number: EJ496958
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
CLAS: Assessing the Assessment.
Hansen, Bobbi
Social Studies Review, v34 n1 p4-6 Fall 1994
Asserts that assessment has become a leading national educational issue. Presents a chronology of events in California related to student assessment reform. Identifies the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) three key elements: (1) individual student scores; (2) performance testing; and (3) curriculum improvement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Holistic Evaluation, Instructional Improvement, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolio Assessment, Social Studies, State Programs, Student Evaluation, Teacher Expectations of Students
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: California; California Learning Assessment System (CLAS); National Council for the Social Studies
Note: Theme issue topic: "Assessing Assessment."