T. S. Eliot, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the bubble test.
Tag Archives: Standardized Testing
Scared Sleepless
When quantitative social indicators are used for social decision-making, corruption arises; that’s Campbell’s Law. So where do we go from there in terms of testing?
Public Good — Or Commodity?
A quote from Claude Steele — the new Dean of Education at Stanford — combined with other discussions John Merrow had in the past week to form an integral question about American education.
Digital Natives, Or Digital Citizens?
How can we make today’s students less consumers of technology — and more the innovators behind it?
A Modest Proposal To Save Test Prep
John analyzes Jerry Brown’s new reduction-of-test-prep plan in California.
The Values Behind ‘Value-Added’
John investigates the new turn towards “value-added” measures in education.
