Alternative Assessments in Schools: Report on Status and Results of Local Projects.

Autor/inn/en	Aschbacher, Pamela; Herman, Joan
Institution	Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, Los Angeles, CA.
Titel	Alternative Assessments in Schools: Report on Status and Results of Local Projects.
Quelle	(1991), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Alternative Assessment; Case Studies; Educational Assessment; Educational Environment; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Longitudinal Studies; Performance Based Assessment; Policy Formation; Program Evaluation; Program Implementation; School Districts; State Programs; Student Evaluation; Test Use; Theory Practice Relationship; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Leistungsermittlung; Politische Betätigung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; School district; Schulbezirk; Regierungsprogramm; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Testanwendung; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Kalifornien
Abstract	To understand how assessment, particularly alternative assessment, and practice interactions may differ among schools with different implementation contexts and different school cultures, this project is studying over time a set of schools representing different state and local policy contexts and including different student populations. Research questions are: (1) whether the implementation strategies facilitate or inhibit teacher use of information from alternative assessments; (2) how alternative assessments interact with teachers' perceptions of achievement and student ability; (3) how alternative assessments interact with teachers' instructional decisions; (4) how alternative assessments interact with students' perceptions of performance and abilities; and (5) how each of the above differs in different schools. Longitudinal case-study methods are being used in two phases. In phase 1, four sites in California are being studied; phase 2 may expand to include other schools and states. The project will result in a series of products that should enhance the understanding of policymakers, researchers, and practitioners about ways to implement alternative assessments to improve learning and teaching. One table summarizes the study framework. There is a 35-item list of references. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC