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ERIC Number: EJ473656
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Portfolio Assessment in Social Studies: A Program That Offers a Systematic Approach.
Perkins, Eugene
Social Studies Review, v32 n3 p44-47 Spr 1993
Argues that instructional strategies, like cooperative learning and inquiry-based learning, require new methods of evaluating student performance. Describes an assessment portfolio approach to student evaluation with four components: (1) a Decision of the Week; (2) a History Log; (3) Geo Storms; and (4) a Point-Counterpoint debate topic. Includes examples of each assessment component. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, Debate Format, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, History Instruction, Holistic Evaluation, Journal Writing, Portfolios (Background Materials), Social Studies, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: California History Social Science Framework (1988); California History Social Science Project