9553598 Katims The PACKETS Program is a system of classroom-based performance activities to be planned, designed, implemented, and delivered by the Educational Testing Service over a two year period. These authentic assessment activities will promote learning and document that learning concurrently. The two major goals of PACKETS are to develop a model PACKETS program for students in grades 3-5 and to arrange for dissemination of the materials to reach as many classrooms as possible. The development process is designed to ensure that the materials work well in a variety of classrooms, with students and teachers from diverse backgrounds. The process will include cycles of piloting, field-testing, and revising, relying heavily on input from teachers, students, and other practitioners. Major national educational improvement efforts, including the Systemic Initiatives and the National Standards movement, place a high priority on integrating assessment strategies with instruction. As a result of this project, upper elementary teachers will have exemplary models of how to integrate assessment with instruction, engaging their students in meaningful, complex, and mathematically rich problems as a part of their regular instructional programs.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Application #
9553598
Program Officer
Alverna M. Champion
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1996-04-15
Budget End
1998-10-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
$1,050,000
Indirect Cost
Name
Educational Testing Service
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Princeton
State
NJ
Country
United States
Zip Code
08541