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Sunday, February 7, 2016

You Are Invited to Participate in the #HowMuchTesting Debate! | VAMboozled!

You Are Invited to Participate in the #HowMuchTesting Debate! | VAMboozled!:

You Are Invited to Participate in the #HowMuchTesting Debate!

VAMboozled!
As the scholarly debate about the extent and purpose of educational testing rages on, theAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) wants to hear from you.  During a key session at its Centennial Conference this spring in Washington DC, titled How Much Testing and for What Purpose? Public Scholarship in the Debate about Educational Assessment and Accountability, prominent educational researchers will respond to questions and concerns raised by YOU, parents, students, teachers, community members, and public at large.
Hence, any and all of you with an interest in testing, value-added modeling, educational assessment, educational accountability policies, and the like are invited to post your questions, concerns, and comments using the hashtag #HowMuchTesting on Twitter,FacebookInstagramGoogle+, or the social media platform of your choice, as these are the posts to which AERA’s panelists will respond.
Organizers are interested in all #HowMuchTesting posts, but they are particularly interested in video-recorded questions and comments of 30 – 45 seconds in duration so that you can ask your own questions, rather than having it read by a moderator. In addition, in order to provide ample time for the panel of experts to prepare for the discussion, comments and questions posted by March 17 have the best chances for inclusion in the debate.
Thank you all in advance for your contributions!!
To read more about this session, from the session’s organizer, click here.
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