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The writing portfolio is only 7% of the high school’s total score received from the CATS. Writing makes up 14% of the score, when the writing portfolio is combined with students On-demand Writing test scores. In the 2006-07 school-year, the Kentucky Board of Education recommended changing to an analytic scoring rubric to align the state with ...
North Lawndale College Prep High School's Interdisciplinary Projects – vertically aligned, high-bar problem- and project-based learning, 9–12, on Chicago's west side. Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning – from Edutopia by the George Lucas Educational Foundation.
The IQ test is the best-known example of norm-referenced assessment. Many entrance tests (to prestigious schools or universities) are norm-referenced, permitting a fixed proportion of students to pass ("passing" in this context means being accepted into the school or university rather than an explicit level of ability).
Portfolio assessments compile multiple alternative assessments collected formatively during the course and turn them into an overview for summative assessment at the end of the course. Portfolio Assessment as Alternative Assessment: Portfolios can be organized by developmental category, content area, or by topics or themes.
According to the ELS website, the following design principles serve as a moral and cultural foundation for each Expeditionary Learning School. They express the core values and educational philosophy of Expeditionary Learning. [2] The Primacy of Self-Discovery states that learning happens best with emotion, challenge, and the requisite support ...
People reporting on the culminating project sometimes confuse the terminology with the state high school exit exam.The state exit exam is a written exam that usually tests student's math, reading, writing, and science skills, whereas the culminating project is a required project that is usually a learning experience based on a topic chosen by the student.
PLTW provides curriculum and training to teachers and administrators to implement the curriculum. The curriculum is project-based. Three levels of curriculum are used for elementary, middle, and high-school levels. PLTW Launch is the elementary school level, designed for preschool through fifth grade. The curriculum consists of 28 modules (four ...
Writing assignments must allow for student choice, and should not be targeted toward a contrived or non-existent audience. The Administration Guidelines specify compliant practice as that which is based on student inquiry and choice. Non-compliance occurs when students complete the portfolio by responding to prompts that do not allow for choice.