Why Standardized Tests Don't Measure Educational Quality - ASCD Educational Leadership Magazine. March 1999 | Volume 56 | Number 6Using Standards and Assessments Pages 8-15 W.
James Popham Educators are experiencing almost relentless pressure to show their effectiveness. Unfortunately, the chief indicator by which most communities judge a school staff's success is student performance on standardized achievement tests. These days, if a school's standardized test scores are high, people think the school's staff is effective. One of the chief reasons that students' standardized test scores continue to be the most important factor in evaluating a school is deceptively simple. What's in a Name? A standardized test is any examination that's administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner. Standardized aptitude tests predict how well students are likely to perform in some subsequent educational setting. But standardized achievement-test scores are what citizens and school board members rely on when they evaluate a school's effectiveness.
A Standardized Test's Assessment Mission. Why Today's Parents Must Replace Sex Talk with Tech Talk. A marker of 21st century adult life may be the eternal debate about whether to “disconnect” once in a while, but for children the question is a far more serious one.
Born into the digital age and exposed to technology and the internet very early, this generation of kids are effectively guinea pigs in the lab of life. How – and when – will we know how much is too much for developing minds? “The proliferation of cell phones, social media and apps among kids has changed the way they interact each other and content online,” says ThirdParent co-founder Rob Zidar. Thirdparent specializes in internet safety for kids, and Zidar adamantly believes early over exposure can be detrimental. “Kids are exposed to content created by or intended for older audiences,” Zidar continues.
“Irregular immaturity” What this is creating is ‘irregular maturity’ in children. There tends to be a technology disconnect. Redefining “adult content” She continued with an example of the effects of such young exposure. A Better Way to Say Sorry. March 30, 2014 This post is part of my series on How to Shape Children’s Behavior.
“Say sorry to your brother.” “But he’s the one who–” “Say it!” You insist, an edge of warning in your voice. He huffs, rolls his eyes to the side and says flatly, “Sorry.” “Say it like you mean it,” you demand. “Sorrrrry,” he repeats, dragging out the word slowly with bulging eyes and dripping insincerity. You sigh in defeat and turn to #2, “Now tell him you forgive him.” “But he doesn’t even mean it!” “Just say it!” “iforgiveyou…” he mutters, looking down to the side dejectedly.
“Now be nice to each other.” Harumphy silence. This scenario might sound all too familiar– if not from your experiences as a parent, then at least your own experiences as a child. But what alternative do you have? Actually, you can. I’m sorry for…This is wrong because…In the future, I will… Will you forgive me? It made a lot of sense. 1) I’m sorry for…: Be specific. Now let’s practice using positive language.
Wrong: In the future, I won’t cut.