High stakes testing should not be used to make significant decisions about student performance (achievement in a course, passing a course, being promoted, graduating) and should be banned. In this post we explore formative...
Read MoreHigh stakes testing should not be used to make significant decisions about student performance (achievement in a course, passing a course, being promoted, graduating) and should be banned. In this post we explore formative...
Read MoreAmerican education in general, and science education specifically have been radically and negatively impacted by high-stakes testing. High-stakes testing, as set forth in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), is the idea that the...
Read MoreThere are many reasons that we can site to oppose the use of high-stakes testing in American schools. Yesterday, I reported on a case in Florida in which several middle school teachers decided not to do hands-on, inquiry-based...
Read MoreThere are many reasons that we can site to oppose the use of high-stakes testing in American schools. Yesterday, I reported on a case in Florida in which several middle school teachers decided not to do hands-on, inquiry-based...
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