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O'Neil, John – Educational Leadership, 1992
The desire for students to graduate with more than basic skills has fueled interest in performance assessment methods such as essay writing, group science experiments, or portfolio preparation. Officials in Vermont, California, Kentucky, Maryland, and other states are betting that performance assessments may prove as powerful a classroom influence…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Based Assessment
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O'Neil, John – Educational Leadership, 1993
Since the U.S. has no strong centralized educational program, the drive for systemic change is proceeding more slowly and unsystematically than in Japan or France. Systemic reform strategies must emphasize building schools' capacity for self-renewal. Getting from uniformly high standards to diverse delivery systems is the challenge. Marshall…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Definitions, Delivery Systems