Essays about: "PYP"

Found 1 essay containing the word PYP.

  1. 1. Alternative assessment in primary years of international baccalaureate education

    University essay from Pedagogiska institutionen

    Author : Nermina Wikström; [2008]
    Keywords : alternative assessment; authentic assessment; International Baccalau¬reate Organisation; IBO programme; international education; International School in Nacka; ISN; performance assessment; primary school students; primary school teachers; portfolio; Primary Years Programme; PYP; self-assessment; traditional testing;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to determine what alternative forms of assessments are being practiced in a public school with an international programme and to explore the teachers` attitudes towards the use of alternative assessment procedures. Various assessment models and strategies have been investigated and discussed, as pre¬senting a part of the educational practice in the primary classrooms that engage the International Baccalaureate/ Primary Years Programme at the elementary school level (age range 6-11) in the years 0-5. READ MORE