Evaluation in Social Studies

Books - General

Ahmann, J. (1983). The academic achievement of young Americans. (Fastback 196). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Batzle, J. (1992). Portfolio assessment and evaluation: Developing and using portfolios in the classroom. Cypress, California: Creative Teaching Press.

Beckham, J. (1980). Legal implications of minimum competency testing. (Fastback 138). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Ebel, R. (1977). The uses of standardized testing. (Fastback 93). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Hollis, B. (1992). Form letters and assessment comments for your whole language classroom. Huntington Beach, California: Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

Horton, L. (1981). Mastery learning. (Fastback 154). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Jasmine, J. (1992). Portfolio assessment for your whole language classroom. Huntington Beach, California: Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

Jasmine, J. (1993). Portfolios and other assessments. Huntington Beach, California: Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

Parnell, D. (1978). The case for competency-based education. (Fastback 118). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Perrone, V. (1977). The abuses of standardized testing. (Fastback 92). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Riegel, R., & Lovell, N. (1980). Minimum competency testing. (Fastback 137). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Stanley, S., & Popham, W. (Eds.). (1988). Teacher evaluation: Six prescriptions for success. United States: Edwards Brothers, Inc.

Thomas, M. (1979). Performance evaluation of educational personnel. (Fastback 135). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Social Studies - Books

Williams, P., & Moore, J. (Eds.). (1980). Criterion-referenced testing for the social studies. Bulletin 64. Washington, D. C.: National Council for the Social Studies.

Journal Articles - General

Baron, M., & Boschee, F. (1996). Dispelling the myths surrounding OBE. Phi Delta Kappan. 77 `(8), 574-576

Black, P., & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment. Phi Delta Kappan. 80 (2), 139-144, 146-148.

Glazer, S. (1995). Self-assessment and learning centers: Do they go together? Teaching Pre K-8. 25 (4), 104, 106.

Glazer, S. (1995). Students lead their own parent conferences. Teaching Pre K-8. 25 (7), 92, 94.

Manno, B. (1995). The new school wars: Battles over outcome-based education. Phi Delta Kappan. 76 (9), 720-726.

O'Neil, J. (1993). Making sense of outcome-based education. Instructor. 102 (5), 46-47.

Pipho, C. (1997). Standards, assessment, accountability: The tangled triumvirate. Phi Delta Kappan. 78 (9), 673-674.

Ross, E. (1996). The role of portfolio evaluation in social studies teacher education: How evaluation practices shape learning experiences. Social Education. 60 (3), 162-166.

Social Studies - Journal Articles

Ross, E. (1996). The role of portfolio evaluation in social studies teacher education: How evaluation practices shape learning experiences. Social Education. 60 (3), 162-166.

Suiter, M. (1998). Authentic teaching and assessment in economics education. Social Studies and the Young Learner. 11 (2), 22-25.

Language Arts - Books

Ryan, C. (1994). Language arts assessment. Huntington Beach, California: Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

Math - Books

Vinton, L. (1994). Math assessment. Huntington Beach, California: Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

Science - Books

Jasmine, J. (1994). Science assessment. Huntington Beach, California: Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

Science - Journal Articles

Shepardson, D., & Jackson, V. (1997). Developing alternative assessments using the benchmarks. Science and Children. 35 (2), 34-40.


Resources compiled by Dr. Loretta Kuse

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