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Assessment of Students Performance April 1997

EXHIBIT 1

Study Sample1

 

Performance assessments initiated at the state level:
 
  • Arizona Assessment Reform: Manzanita High School
  • Kentucky Assessment Reform: Breckenridge Middle School
  • Maryland Assessment Reform: Walters Middle School
  • New York Regents Portfolios: Hudson High School
  • Oregon Assessment Reform: Crandall High School
  • Vermont Portfolios: Maple Leaf Middle School
 
Performance assessments initiated at the district level:
 
  • Harrison School District 2's Performance-Based Curriculum: McGary Elementary School (CO)
  • South Brunswick Township Public Schools' Sixth Grade Research Performance
  • Assessment: Windermere Elementary School (NJ)
  • Prince William County Public Schools' Applications Assessments: Westgate Middle School (VA)
 
Performance assessments initiated at the school level:
 
  • Language Arts and Math Portfolios: Ni?os Bonitos Elementary School (CA)
  • Primary Learning Record: Park Elementary School (NY)
  • Rite of Passage Experience: Thoreau High School (WI)
 
Performance assessments supported by national-level education reform efforts:
 
  • New Standards Project: Ann Chester Elementary School (TX)
  • New Standards Project: Noakes Elementary School (IA)
  • Coalition of Essential Schools: Cooper Middle School (NM)
  • The College Board's Pacesetter Mathematics Program: Sommerville High School (MD)

Though we cannot confirm the representativeness of the sample, the 16 sites do reflect a wide range of experiences teachers and students are having with performance assessments.

1 All schools have been assigned pseudonyms