Perhaps the most important
Perhaps the most important thing for which we need to both teach and assess is the skill of using technology, not just computer technology but all technology, to acquire necessary knowledge and skills...
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This post brings up an interesting question to me:If you could completely reinvent standardized testing, what would it test? What would it look like? I think many of us would say "Not have standardized...
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I think we need to not reinvent but make more then one type of test if every child learns differently why do we test only one way. What about the students that just perform badly on test? What can we...
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I feel that our testing needs reflect more of what these students need to know after high school. The standardized assessments now seem to just want students to memorize information. I would much...
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What about special needs students? How would we better assess these students? My feelings are that if a student's abilily rests within a 3rd grade level, he/she should be tested at that level. Where I...
View ArticleI agree with you Jamie. My
I agree with you Jamie. My students have such a hard time memorizing and recalling facts, which is so unfair because they could easily learn how to find and look-up the information they needed. Our...
View ArticleSo true. We try to prepare
So true. We try to prepare these students for life after high school. We are not expected to have everything memorized. Our students will be more successful knowing where to find the information they...
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