Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Schools Matter: Arne Duncan's Brave New Tests

Schools Matter: Arne Duncan's Brave New Tests

Arne Duncan's Brave New Tests

I posted a comment following Linda-Darling Hammond's speech (posted on Valerie Strauss' answer-sheet. Darling-Hammond said this: We are here because we want to prepare children for the 21st century world they are entering, not for an endless series of multiple-choice tests.

My comment:

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Education secretary Arne Duncan claims he is also against fill-in-the-blank "bubble" tests. In a speech "Beyond the bubble tests," he described his plan for new assessments that will "provide students with realistic, complex