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ERIC Number: EJ549801
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Statewide Social Studies Performance Assessment: Threat or Treat?
O'Brien, Joseph
Social Studies, v88 n2 p53-59 Mar-Apr 1997
Recounts the experiences of Kansas social studies educators in designing and implementing a workable assessment instrument that would meet state requirements. The design emphasized five characteristics (thematic orientation, skills emphasis, social studies perspectives, variety of resources, and community orientation) constructed around a project-based assessment. Includes sample questions and assessment steps. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Holistic Evaluation, Informal Assessment, Outcomes of Education, Skill Development, Social Studies, State Boards of Education, State Standards, Student Evaluation, Student Improvement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Kansas