Cover Photo © 1999
by Jim Hummel
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May 1999 · Volume 80 · Number 9
FEATURES
648 In Search of . . . Brain-Based Education,
by John T. Bruer
658 The Uses and Limits of Performance
Assessment, by Elliot W. Eisner
662 Performance Assessment and Education Reform, by
Edward H. Haertel
668 The Goods on American Education, by Robert
Stake
673 Writing to the Rubric: Lingering
Effects of Traditional Standardized Testing on Direct Writing Assessment,
by Linda Mabry
680 Risking Frankness in Educational Assessment, by
Pamela A. Moss and Aaron Schutz
688 A Short History of Performance Assessment: Lessons Learned,
by George F. Madaus and Laura M. O'Dwyer
696 Bracey's Applesauce, by Arnold Packer
700 Some Applesauce Is Both Tasty and Nutritious,
by Gerald W. Bracey
704 A Fabric of Half-Truths: A Response to Keith Baker on Structured
English Immersion, by Nicholas Meier
705 What the Research Really Says About Structured English
Immersion: A Response to Keith Baker, by Stephen Krashen
707 How Can We Best Serve LEP Students? A Reply to Nicholas
Meier and Stephen Krashen, by Keith Baker
DEPARTMENTS
642 EDITOR'S PAGE, A Plea for Informed Skepticism
643 WASHINGTON COMMENTARY, by Anne C. Lewis
645 STATELINE, by Chris Pipho
711 RESEARCH, by Gerald W. Bracey
713 COURTSIDE, The 'N' Word, by Perry A. Zirkel
715 IN CANADA, Bogus Points, by Heather-jane Robertson
717 TECHNOLOGY, Following Up and Some
'New' News, by Royal Van Horn
719 BACKTALK |
