Jack Hassard

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The Enigma of High-Stakes Testing in Science: A New eBook

Posted by Jack Hassard | Nov 11, 2011 | Assessment, eBooks, Reform, Science Standards

The Art of Teaching Science has just published a new eBook entitled The Enigma of High-Stakes Testing in Science. The Enigma of High-Stakes Testing in Science is a new eBook published by the Art of Teaching Science Weblog, and...

High-Stakes Testing = Negative Effects on Student Achievement

Posted by Jack Hassard | Nov 9, 2011 | Assessment, Curriculum, Reform, Science Standards

In earlier posts, I have advocated banning high-stakes testing as a means of making significant decisions about student performance (achievement in a course, passing a course—end-of-year-tests, being promoted, and...

Standardized Testing: Modern Bloodletting?

Posted by Jack Hassard | Nov 8, 2011 | Assessment, Reform, Science Standards

This is a link to Standardized Testing: Modern Bloodletting at the Cool Cat Teacher Blog. If you have been reading about banning high-stakes testing, and my criticism of the Common Core State Standards, and more recently the...

Does the NCLB Act mean less time for science teaching?

Posted by Jack Hassard | Nov 7, 2011

The No Child Left Behind Act is linked to the data that shows schools in California are teaching less science because teachers are pressured to prepare students for the required math and English high-stakes tests. Valerie...