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Abstract In this paper, we describe the classroom‐based assessment practices employed in the Province of British Columbia (BC). These practices are examined by interviewing pairs of teachers at the Grade 3 and 4 levels and parallel pairs of teachers from the Grade 6 and 7 levels in approximately two schools in each of ten school districts. The interviews were summarized and then the resultant data examined to look for consistencies of viewpoint among teachers across districts and for commonalties and variations in answer patterns across teachers within districts. Finally, a few recommendations are offered that might be useful in thinking further about the principles and practice of classroom‐based assessment.
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InterviewMathematics educationSchool teachersPedagogyPsychologyGeographySociologyAnthropology
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Dan G. Bachor,
John O. Anderson
(1994).
Elementary Teachers’ Assessment Practices as Observed in the Province of British Columbia.
Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice
, 1
(1)
, 63-94.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594940010105
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