Thursday, August 16, 2012

A running theme that the only thing that matters is test scores | Dangerously Irrelevant

A running theme that the only thing that matters is test scores | Dangerously Irrelevant:


A running theme that the only thing that matters is test scores

according to the American Psychological Association, a study of Texas middle school studentsfound that healthy lungs and hearts could “predict” better scores on reading and math tests.
Here’s another — from the UK but in the same vein — touting the conclusion that “daily exercise significantly improves pupils test scores.”
And another finding that integrating arts education into students “regular curriculum showed remarkable improvement on standardized test scores.”
The recent study that raised the most eyebrows, however, was a “working paper” reported by