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ERIC Number: EJ496960
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
CLAS Test Development: Grades Five and Eight.
Palmquist, Kristen
Social Studies Review, v34 n1 p12-20 Fall 1994
Describes the first administration of the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) to fifth-grade students. Discusses the history of CLAS, types of questions employed, content coverage, methods of scoring, and reporting on tests results. Presents sample questions, student responses, and commentary on student performance. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 5, Grade 8, Holistic Evaluation, Instructional Improvement, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolio Assessment, Social Studies, State Programs, Student Evaluation, Teacher Expectations of Students, United States History
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 History Social Science Framework (1988); California Learning Assessment System (CLAS)
Note: Theme issue topic: "Assessing Assessment."