New Approaches to Assessment in Science and Mathematics.

This issue of ENC Focus serves as a guide to 29 instructional materials that utilize some form of alternative assessment. These materials focus on mathematics, science, and integrated topics. The products included utilize one or more of the following means of student assessment: (1) portfolios; (2) journals; (3) interviews; (4) surveys; (5) performance; and (6) rubrics. The introduction contains a description and several general examples of the types of assessment used in the materials. The record for each of the products includes publisher contact information, subjects covered, grade level, a description in abstract form of the product, description of assessment procedures, author, and the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) reference number. The products featured include:"Activities and Assessment in Mathematics"; "Algebra"; "Amazing Me: Understanding How the Body Works"; "Chances Are...."; "Change Over Time"; "Chemicals in Food: Additives"; "Dash: Grade 2"; "Habitats"; "The Hole in the Sky"; "Ice Cream Making and Cake Baking"; "If Shipwrecks Could Talk"; "Microworlds"; and "Windows on Math, Volume 2." (DDR)