The Problem With Standardized Testing
Many teachers acknowledge that comparative assessment techniques, such as standardized tests, often measure performance more than knowledge. Students may recite information, ...
Assessment and Evaluation
Help Students Manage Test Anxiety
Both tests and anxiety are, for better or worse, a part of school life. Students may not be able to avoid test anxiety, but they do need to learn how to manage it.
Students as Teachers
Nothing commits knowledge to memory better than having to teach it. Thus, what better way to teach students a piece of literature than to have them teach it themselves?
Practical Tips to Prevent Plagiarism
Students plagiarize. But they don’t create the problem. Assignments need to require more than Google searches to complete.
Reporting on Report Cards
The debate about report cards isn’t limited to contract negotiations. It represents perennial debates in education: what learning means, and how it can be evaluated.
Homework: Help or Hindrance?
Traditional homework is not necessarily helping students succeed academically. These days, educators are starting to place more importance on home activities and reading instead.
Serenity, A Personal Essay on Standardized Testing
“I went into teaching so that I could help children perform well on standardized testing,” said no teacher, ever.