Summer School for Mom: Evaluating

One often-overlooked tool in evaluating the success of any particular homeschool year is a simple, informal interview with each child. By spending time with our children all day, we probably already have a good idea of what their thoughts will…
If you jumped into the new year using traditional materials, you probably already have an idea how you will evaluate your student’s progress. You can see at a glance those assessments at the end of the teacher’s guide or stapled…
More for historical interest than seriously testing our children! The 1922 Stanford Achievement Test, Advanced Examination, Form A, for Grades 4-8 is available as a free download. What type of things was an eighth grader required to know? Paragraph meaning.…
It’s that time of year. If you are looking for fresh ideas for assessing progress, you might find these useful: 7 Ways to Evaluate Student Progress So how did your children do? How much did they learn? And how do…
If you are looking for ways to help your child practice his skills, you’ll appreciate these free worksheet generators at SchoolExpress.com. Using the free tools, you can create the following forms: Multiple choice quiz Up to 8 questions. Word search Can…
Too often we evaluate without knowing where we started. We evaluate using arbitrary evaluation tools that cannot tell us if we have met the goals we were working on. In Evaluating for Excellence: A Handbook for Evaluating Student Progress, Teresa…