Technology and Current Reading/Literacy Assessment Strategies.

The article offers a look at a variety of ways in which computer and information technologies are being used by teachers in addressing assessment issues and improving their classroom practice. Each type of software is described, including the computer scanning software, which allows schools to proce...

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Publicado en:Reading Teacher Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 240 - 248
Autor principal: Balajthy, Ernest
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Nov2007
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Sumario:The article offers a look at a variety of ways in which computer and information technologies are being used by teachers in addressing assessment issues and improving their classroom practice. Each type of software is described, including the computer scanning software, which allows schools to process answer sheets at their own sites, the computer-based assessment software, which is available for installation and administration on school computers, and the Accelerated Reader, which was the first major recreational reading management system to gain popularity across the U.S.