How About Teaching With the Test, Rather Than to It?
nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 84, Clicks: 27) View Story
Sarah D. Sparks asks: "The Department of Education just handed out $330 million in grants to two state coalitions to design the "next-generation" tests of students' readiness for college and careers. It's gotten me thinking: What would a perfect test look like? Would "teaching to the test" be kosher if schools had fantastic assessments of higher-order thinking, problem-solving and the like?"
1 comments | Tags: common core standards arne duncan testing initiative computer-based exams andrew c. butler | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<
Benchmarking???