Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: "2012: An Educational Odyssey" and HALene the Computer

Missouri Education Watchdog: "2012: An Educational Odyssey" and HALene the Computer:


"2012: An Educational Odyssey" and HALene the Computer


Welcome to your new reality.


View this clip on a practice test to see how children will taking assessments from Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) via computers. NWEA is described as:
Putting kids first, since 1977
We are a not-for-profit dedicated to helping kids live their dreams. Data is our tool -- gathered through our assessments, validated by research and brought to life by our 4,000 partners -- with our professional development as support.

How old do you think the children are in this tutorial?  This practice test is for primary grades so I am assuming this test is targeted toward kindergarteners or first graders.

The test is exceedingly slow and there is no way to speed it up.  Granted, this is a new test for 5-6 year old