On Apr 14, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Miles Jackson wrote:
> Really? We can't discern whether one person has learned more than
> another about anything? As I noted, I've been evaluating student
> learning in my classes for about 20 years. By providing students
> meaningful input about what they have learned and what they haven't
> learned yet, I have helped students further develop their knowledge
> and skills. This is a good thing, yes?
Teachers always do that, no? Exams, papers, conference, class comments, etc. That's a whole different ball of wax from the obsession with NCLB-style standardized tests, which are rapidly making us stupider.
Doug