The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – How do you balance preparation for high stakes assessments with teaching and learning in your classroom?
The use of high-stakes achievement tests around the world have created controversy among teachers, parents, students, administrators, policy makers and heads of state. But whether or not you’re a supporter of high-stakes testing, the fact remains that for now, these assessments exist; so perhaps the more important inquiry to pursue is how do teachers balance preparation for high stakes assessments with teaching and learning in...
The Global Search for Education: School Performance
“Schools are driven to place too much emphasis on test scores that capture what can easily be measured. In doing so, they neglect other important skills and qualities that are difficult to quantify.” — Andy Hargreaves A new report, Data-Driven Improvement and Accountability, authored by Boston College professors Andy Hargreaves and Henry Braun, offers recommendations for establishing more effective systems and...
The Global Search for Education: If not the SAT, What?
“Multiple choice tests have been the dominant type of test in this country since World War I, but that is about to change.” — Roger Benjamin What if educators were able to assess the 21st century skills that thought leaders in The Global Search for Education series talk about week after week? What if this 21st century replacement for the SAT was able to measure high school students’ critical thinking,...
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