assessment

Sticky Learning and the Dumbing Down of Exams

Do you remember what you were doing on the 22nd of June at 9.00am? I do - at least for…

6 years ago

What is the Case for Grades?

The case against grades and grading has been so clearly made that it is time to turn the tables. Why…

6 years ago

Time to Make it Happen

I did not attend the NAIS Annual Conference this year - first time for many years - so I don't…

8 years ago

In medicine and education: “The secret of quality is love”

“The secret of quality is love,” Avedis Donabedian, a professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health, expert…

9 years ago

Every Student Is An Honored Student at Poughkeepsie Day School

I was listening to Noam Chomsky on ranking and the dangers of standardized testing. This is some of what he…

9 years ago

Tests: “Is that all that matters to grown-ups?”

Test-weary second-grader asks school board: ‘Is that all that matters to grown-ups?’ Elitist parents threaten lawsuit after kids are called…

10 years ago

How to Read a Report Card

PDS student reports are not just a list of untethered numbers and letters  but rather in-depth narratives that convey detailed…

14 years ago

Tests that matter: Measuring the PDS Difference

We asked....They told. The High School Survey of Student Engagement (known as the Hessie) is a highly regarded survey measuring…

14 years ago

Susan Engel on testing tests

From the NYTimes Scientifically tested tests ...there are few indications that the multiple-choice format of a typical test, in which…

14 years ago

“What ails thee Jock?”

By now you have probably been sent a link to, or have even read, Playing to Learn – Susan Engel’s…

15 years ago

The Carrot and the Cattleprod

Many years ago I wrote an article with the title The Carrot and the Cattleprod.  It’s so long ago that…

15 years ago

Testing Madness on the Race to Nowhere

A colleague at a nearby school sent me this link to the NYTimes – just the latest bulletin from a…

15 years ago

Give Joy a Chance: An 11-Step Program

It's the 21st century. So what happens when we shut children down and disconnect them from wonder, creativity, curiosity and…

16 years ago

Focus on the SAT

Cyril E. Power The Exam Room Study of Standardized Admissions Tests Is Big Draw at College Conference - article in…

16 years ago

Testing: There are Better Ways to Identify Gifted and Talented Students

It's testing season and here's a timely reminder that traditional testing for ability is not the last word in thinking…

16 years ago