Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1170075
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Feb
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
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Mission Possible: Measuring Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Wren, Doug; Cashwell, Amy
Educational Leadership, v75 n5 p70-75 Feb 2018
The author describes how Virginia Beach City Public Schools developed a performance assessment that they administer to all 4th graders, 7th graders, and high school students in the district. He describes lessons learned about creating good performance tasks and developing a successful scoring process, as well as sharing tools connected to this performance assessment system.
Descriptors: Public Schools, Performance Based Assessment, Student Evaluation, Grade 4, Grade 7, High School Students, School Districts, Scoring, Evaluation Methods, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
ASCD. 1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714. Tel: 800-933-2723; Tel: 703-578-9600; Fax: 703-575-5400; Web site: http://www.ascd.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 4
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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