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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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e-Learning for Educators - Classroom Assessment Enhanced by Technology
Discover effective principles of classroom assessment at all grade levels and subject areas. You'll review formative and performance assessment, backwards design, and various methods including rubrics and electronic portfolios.
Take this course: Begins April 21.

From the education reference

performance criteria
A description of the characteristics or dimensions used to judge the quality of student work. Criteria are the guidelines or rules that outline for students what will be assessed on a given task.
performance assessment
Assessment that measures student performance on concrete tasks or activities as opposed to standardized multiple-choice tests. Students are expected to apply a range of skills and knowledge to solve a problem. Assessment is based not only on the results of the task but also on the processes of task performance.

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In The Ramayana, page 2.8
A Javanese dancer playing Rama pursues another dancer wearing the costume of a golden deer in a performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. A Javanese dancer wears a golden deer costume in a Ramayana performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The dancer's eyes are...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Hanuman and the demon king
In The Ramayana, page 3.9
Hanuman and Ravana puppets face each other in battle at a July 1986 performance in Yogyakarta. The white Hanuman puppet on the left wears a royal Yogyakarta-style batik sarong while the Ravana puppet, with a moustache and red skin, is dressed in red. The faces...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Traditional performing arts in Bali
Photographs and text illustrate traditional performance in Bali, including music, theater, and dance.
Format: slideshow (multiple pages)
The eagle king
In The Ramayana, page 2.10
A dancer costumed as the eagle king Sadayu stands tall and flaps his wings in a performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The dancer's feathered costume is a textured blue fabric with a painted wooden head and gold crown. The carved bird head has wide round...
By Lorraine Aragon.
The bow of Siva
In The Ramayana, page 1.4
Here, Rama draws an arrow across his bow at a Ramayana dance performance held at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Rama dancer wears a golden crown and a gold-trimmed red sash across his bare chest. He also wears the "broken sword" pattern batik of Yogyakarta's...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Writing exemplars (high school)
Samples of varying levels of performance on different types of writing assignments by high school students, with comments based on the five Features of Effective Writing: focus, organization, support and elaboration, style, and conventions.
Format: tutorial
Sita agrees to return
In The Ramayana, page 7.13
Rama and Hanuman go into the forest to meet Sita, as shown at a wood puppet performance in Yogyakarta during July 1986. The white Hanuman puppet on the right wears a royal Yogyakarta-style batik sarong while the Rama and Sita puppets are dressed in similar...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Ravana tempts Sita
In The Ramayana, page 2.13
The demon king Ravana visits the captured Princess Sita in a wooden puppet theater performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Ravana puppet, here painted with red skin unlike his green-skinned counterpart in Thai mural art, waves a powerful sword at Princess...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Sita and Rama are reunited
In The Ramayana, page 6.10
Sita and Rama dance together close to the floor at a performance in Yogyakarta in July 1986. Sita's left hand is flexed back and upward, resting on her left knee. Sita is in front, gazing sharply to the side with her bent legs hidden by her sarong skirt. Rama...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Hanuman's revenge
In The Ramayana, page 3.11
Hanuman burns Ravana's city in a danced stage performance at held at Prambanan Temple in Java in July 1986. To enact Hanuman's burning of Ravana's city in performance, a bonfire was built behind a columned fence on a stone promontory near the Prabanan temple....
By Lorraine Aragon.
Musical performance, Siem Riep
This is a short excerpt of a musical performance in Siem Riep, the town closest to the famous Angkor Wat ruins in northern Cambodia. The town caters to the large tourist trade, and has a five star hotel as well as many low-budget hostels for backpackers. The...
Format: audio
Javanese Rama dancer pursues golden deer in performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Javanese Rama dancer pursues golden deer in performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
A Javanese dancer playing Rama pursues another dancer wearing the costume of a golden deer in a performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. Here Rama walks with his arrow drawn across his bow while the deer, really a demon sent to lure him away from Sita, is seen...
Format: image/photograph
Dancer wears golden deer costume in Ramayana performance at Yogyakarta
Dancer wears golden deer costume in Ramayana performance at Yogyakarta
A Javanese dancer wears a golden deer costume in a Ramayana performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The dancer's eyes are visible through an oval window opening cut into the neck of the deer costume. The dancer's arms and legs form the four legs of the deer....
Format: image/photograph
Winged Ravana carries off Sita in dance performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Winged Ravana carries off Sita in dance performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
A winged demon king Ravana carries off Sita in a dance performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The kidnapping is shown here from behind with the Ravana dancer on tip toes taking off in flight, while the Sita dancer holds on delicately to the back of Ravana's...
Format: image/photograph
Eagle king Sadayu flapping wings in dance performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Eagle king Sadayu flapping wings in dance performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
A dancer costumed as the eagle king Sadayu stands tall and flaps his wings in a performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The dancer's feathered costume is a textured blue fabric with a painted wooden head and gold crown. The carved bird head has wide round...
Format: image/photograph
Rama dancer draws bow and arrow at Ramayana performance in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Rama dancer draws bow and arrow at Ramayana performance in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Rama draws an arrow across his bow at a Ramayana dance performance held at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Rama dancer wears a golden crown and a gold-trimmed red sash across his bare chest. He also wears the "broken sword" pattern batik of Yogyakarta's royal...
Format: image/photograph
Summative assessment
This article defines summative assessment and lists several examples and common formats.
Format: article
By Heather Coffey.
The Ramayana
The Hindu epic The Ramayana is retold through the mural, painting, and dance of Southeast Asia.
Format: book (multiple pages)
Sita and Rama dancers sit together at performance in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Sita and Rama dancers sit together at performance in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Sita and Rama dancers sit close together on the floor at a performance in Yogyakarta in July 1986. Sita is in front, gazing forward with her bent legs hidden by her sarong skirt. Rama moves behind her with his left leg bent forward and to the side. Both wear...
Format: image/photograph
Oedipus the King reader's theatre
Students will rewrite the Greek tragedy in a modern context in order to review and analyze the plot. This assignment is designed as a final project in a Greek Theatre unit. It is expected that the literature has already been read and analyzed as a class. I have found that this project is an innovative way to review for a unit test on the play and Greek Theatre.
Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)