ERIC ED378217: The Bronx New School: Weaving Assessment into the Fa... | |
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In 1987, parents and teachers from diverse neighborhoods | |
of a local school district in New York (New York) founded | |
the Bronx New School, a small public elementary school of | |
choice that was meant to be learner-centered, with high | |
standards for all. The school was organized into | |
heterogeneous, multi-age classes and structured to | |
encourage collaboration among faculty, students, and | |
families. In spite of political stresses, the school's | |
founding values have survived. This report focuses on the | |
first 3 years of its life, a time when a comprehensive | |
assessment system was designed and used throughout the | |
school. The assessment system was designed to support | |
instruction and learning through the collection of | |
descriptive records of student growth. Teacher-kept | |
records, student-kept records, and samples of student | |
work in portfolios are used in combination to develop a | |
picture of student learning. A developmental framework | |
constructed by teachers provides a general guide for | |
expectations of progress. The implementation of the | |
system is illustrated through the case study of one | |
student. (Contains 31 references.) (SLD) | |
Date Published: 2014-10-20 15:16:15 | |
Identifier: ERIC_ED378217 | |
Item Size: 70792630 | |
Language: english | |
Media Type: texts | |
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