http://diyubook.com/2013/02/change-the-test-change-the-stakes/ Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:44:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://diyubook.com/2013/02/change-the-test-change-the-stakes/comment-page-1/#comment-7852 Parul Singh Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:44:51 +0000 http://diyubook.com/?p=629#comment-7852 As an observer of education as well as student of education reform, I think this is totally insightful and true. "Formative assessment" has been appropriated by people that don't understand it very well. If done right, it could put the US in the top five in the world (Robert Marzano's quote, not mine.) I wish more people understood the point you are making here. As an observer of education as well as student of education reform, I think this is totally insightful and true. “Formative assessment” has been appropriated by people that don’t understand it very well. If done right, it could put the US in the top five in the world (Robert Marzano’s quote, not mine.) I wish more people understood the point you are making here.

]]> http://diyubook.com/2013/02/change-the-test-change-the-stakes/comment-page-1/#comment-7833 Will Boggs Tue, 28 May 2013 17:05:33 +0000 http://diyubook.com/?p=629#comment-7833 Standarized Tests have become a ridiculous part of the school landscape. These tests do little to actually prove if the student is actually learning a real skill. Unfortunately these schools are being held up to these standards based on a test. I myself am a part-time music teacher and I find far more value with a skilled test of what the child "actually did" rather than what they write on a piece of paper. Standarized Tests have become a ridiculous part of the school landscape. These tests do little to actually prove if the student is actually learning a real skill. Unfortunately these schools are being held up to these standards based on a test. I myself am a part-time music teacher and I find far more value with a skilled test of what the child “actually did” rather than what they write on a piece of paper.

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