It is ironic that our discussion of this article appears this week, our first week of TAKS for the 2009-2010 school year. In the previous weeks, many of you have come to me frustrated about how your students will perform on the TAKS test. Students have been attending tutorial sessions and parents were coming to school to confer with their child's teacher about progress toward "passing." I have spent the better part of the last week (especially this weekend) planning and preparing for the TAKS test. I am sure that you have read your blue TAKS Administrator manuals and are ready for our own "Super Tuesday."
With that said, Article III deals with assessments. The statement of principle of Article III begins, "Appropriate and varied types of assessments are essential for informing students about their level of success..." After you read Article III, please post your opinion on assessment vs. standarized testing. Are they one in the same? What are their differences? Are standarized tests useful? Why or why not?
Sunday, March 1, 2009
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