http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/06/08/tests-scores-are-up-what-does-that-mean/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/06/08/tests-scores-are-up-what-does-that-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-37452 Teaching for the Future » Blog Archive » TftF 77: High Stakes Testing Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:50:17 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/06/08/tests-scores-are-up-what-does-that-mean/#comment-37452 [...] Tests scores are up, what does that mean? from Moving at the Speed of Creativity: Wesley Fryer discusses a CNN article that shows a rise in test scores since NCLB. Are our students doing better or are we just teaching to the test? [...] [...] Tests scores are up, what does that mean? from Moving at the Speed of Creativity: Wesley Fryer discusses a CNN article that shows a rise in test scores since NCLB. Are our students doing better or are we just teaching to the test? [...]

]]> http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/06/08/tests-scores-are-up-what-does-that-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-36026 Mrs. Durff Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:52:51 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/06/08/tests-scores-are-up-what-does-that-mean/#comment-36026 Exactly! The ability to take a test is what is being assessed. There is little value in that. Assessment is supposed to inform teaching, not inform a voting legislature. Exactly! The ability to take a test is what is being assessed. There is little value in that. Assessment is supposed to inform teaching, not inform a voting legislature.

]]> http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/06/08/tests-scores-are-up-what-does-that-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-36023 Brian Crosby Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:17:40 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/06/08/tests-scores-are-up-what-does-that-mean/#comment-36023 Hmmmm ... I wonder too if maybe you only teach or mainly teach math and reading and cut, science, social studies, art PE, drama, etc. you might expect a rise in those scores? Is that a surprise? If you almost double the time spent on those two subjects for years I would think you might just see an improvement in those scores. Does the ends justify the means? Is this really how we should be going about this? This is the cheapest way to make a difference in the scores because the belief has been successfully set that we spend too much on education and not enough on pay and bonuses for CEOs. Learning is messy! Brian Hmmmm … I wonder too if maybe you only teach or mainly teach math and reading and cut, science, social studies, art PE, drama, etc. you might expect a rise in those scores? Is that a surprise? If you almost double the time spent on those two subjects for years I would think you might just see an improvement in those scores. Does the ends justify the means? Is this really how we should be going about this?
This is the cheapest way to make a difference in the scores because the belief has been successfully set that we spend too much on education and not enough on pay and bonuses for CEOs.
Learning is messy!
Brian

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