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The Bronx New School: Weaving Assessment into the Fabric of Teaching and Learning. A Series on Authentic Assessment and Accountability
Available from: ERIC
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Abstract/Notes: 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
Language: English
Published: New York, New York, Sep 1994
Article
The Assessment Puzzle or Assessment 101
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 16, no. 3
Date: Summer 2004
Pages: 22–24
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Article
Montessori and Assessment: Some Issues of Assessment and Curriculum Reform
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 20, no. 2
Date: Spring 1995
Pages: 116-130
Assessment, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Interviewed eight teachers and principals at three Montessori magnet schools in Kansas City, Missouri, concerning their preparation for mandated state and federal standardized tests. The administrators and teachers generally expressed negative attitudes toward the testing, which ignores the ungraded, holistic, student-centered curriculum of the Montessori approach to education. (MDM)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Classroom Assessment Within the Alternative Assessment Paradigm: Revisiting the Territory
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: The Curriculum Journal, vol. 18, no. 1
Date: 2007
Pages: 39-56
Article
Formative Assessment: Assessment Is for Self-Regulated Learning
Available from: Springer Link
Publication: Educational Psychology Review, vol. 24, no. 2
Date: 2012
Pages: 205-249
Article
Assessment of Capabilities in Persons with Advanced Stage of Dementia: Validation of the Montessori Assessment System (MAS):
Available from: SAGE Journals
Publication: Dementia, vol. 18, no. 5
Date: 2019
Pages: 1840-1857
Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Gerontology, Montessori method of education, Montessori therapy, Montessori-Based Dementia Programming (MBDP), Montessori-based interventions (MBI)
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Abstract/Notes: This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the Montessori Assessment System. The Montessori Assessment System assesses preserved abilities in persons ...
Language: English
ISSN: 1741-2684, 1471-3012
Book
Creating the Multi-Age Classroom: Organization, Curriculum, Instructional Strategies and Assessment for the Multi-Age Classroom Plus Considerations for Getting Started and Techniques for Classroom Management
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Abstract/Notes: Intended for teachers who have asked for information on how to manage a multi-age classroom, this book outlines the ideal classroom as it exists when all of the multi-age components are put in place. Opening sections of the guide discuss creating the multi-age classroom, and the advantages and principles of multi-age instruction. The next sections provide overviews of classroom organization, instructional strategies, curriculum, assessment and evaluation, and getting started. Each of these sections includes the overview, results of the changes brought about by multi-age instruction, and advice from the experts. Additional sections address scheduling, grouping strategies, working with Bloom's taxonomy, projects for active learners, using novels for literature instruction, and helping children discover themselves and others. Separate sections address the management of mathematics, authentic assessment and evaluation, and student record forms, with sample forms included. A glossary of
Language: English
Published: Edmonds, Washington: CATS Publications, Apr 1995
Edition: Revised
ISBN: 1-886753-03-2
School-wide Reading Assessment in a Montessori Program
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Language: English
Published: Newark, Delaware, 2006
Book
Understanding Assessment and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Published: New York, New York: Teachers College Press, 2005
Edition: 2nd
Article
Assessment and Reform
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 16, no. 2
Date: Spring 1991
Pages: 164–167
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Presented at NAMTA conference on educational reform, Washington, DC, February 28-March 3, 1991
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734