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Assessing the wizards.(K-12 curricula)
Abstract
Today it is commonplace for the K-12 curricula to include multimedia projects, which encompass presentation programs, graphic arts, digital photography and web design classes. On the surface teachers applaud these innovations as education for the new millennium but assessment for this new interactive style presents a challenge. A clear and credible rationale for assessment of such classes has not yet been developed. While assessment is the challenge, criteria are the dilemma.
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The multimedia curricula teach the use of computers and computer software, digital and video cameras, the web, and telecommunications as tools to be ...
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