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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 434 797 SE 058 472 TITLE Performance Standards: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Applied Learning, Volume 1. Elementary School. Consultation Draft. INSTITUTION National Center on Education and the Economy, Washington, DC SPONS AGENCY Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia, PA.; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, IL. PUB DATE 1995-00-00 NOTE 231p.; For Volume 2(Middle School) and Volume 3(High School), see SE 058 473-474. Support for the development of these standards was also provided by the New Standards Partners. AVAILABLE FROM National Center on Education and the Economy, "New Stdndards," 700 11th Street NW, #750, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-783-3668. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom - Teacher (052) -- Legal /Legislative /Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Academic Standards; Elementary Education; *Language Arts; Learning Activities; *Mathematics Education; *Performance Based Assessment; *Science Education ABSTRACT "New Standards" is a collaboration between the Learning Research and Development Center and the National Center on Education and the Economy, in partnership with states and urban districts, working to build an assessment system with which to measure students' progress toward meeting national standards at internationally benchmarked levels. The New Standards assessment system has three interrelated components:(1) performance standards;(2) an on-demand examination; and (3) a portfolio system. Standards are provided for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Applied Learning at the elementary school level. (Contains 22 references.) 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