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Case: Assessment Dilemma
For the last several years, the administrators and the teaching staff at Smith Elementary School have been happy to report their school's high achievement test scores. The school district has spent countless dollars on professional development workshops for teachers. Assessment experts have presented valuable information on test taking strategies that bring positive results. Mrs. Madison, who teaches second grade, has faithfully attended all of the information packed presentations. She can now reap the benefits of her new approach to standardized testing. Her students' scores last year far exceeded her expectations as a classroom teacher. Mrs. Madison was very pleased with the level of academic performance her students displayed on the end of year exams. Ironically, these latest scores arrived on the same day Mrs. Madison received her student list for the upcoming school year. After reviewing the names of her new second graders, Mrs. Madison became quite concerned. The list of students revealed two last names that were obviously not typical American names. After a brief conversation with the principal of her school, she learned that an expanding business in the area had hired employees from other countries to join their corporation. As a result, new families were moving into the local community to work at this prestigious business. These specialized employees were moving their families into an unfamiliar country and culture in order to take advantage of an opportunity to work in the United States. The principal informed Mrs. Madison that these new students coming to Smith Elementary would be hearing the English language for the first time. The determined principal also relayed to Mrs. Madison the importance of maintaining their school's reputation of producing high test scores. Mrs. Madison was now facing an unfamiliar task of teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) students and upholding high standardized assessment scores.
Questions:
1. Is Mrs. Madison's assessment dilemma an unfamiliar situation in today's educational system?
2. Was the principal of Smith Elementary School asking too much of Mrs.? Madison?
3. How could Mrs. Madison prepare for her new ESL students?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Mrs. Madison's assessment dilemma is not an unfamiliar situation in today's educational system. There are schools all around the United States that have new cultures move into exiting neighborhoods. The principal of Smith Elementary was not asking too much of Mrs. Madison. She is a hired teacher who needs to expect the worst out of different situations. Since she had such high test scores, she must be a good teacher already. If she uses the resources that are given to her she could teach the ESOL students just as well as her former students. She could prepare for these students by learning about their culture and trying to accommodate her classroom in the best way possible. An example I would do if I were in her situation is to make fake exams for the ESOL students, so they would know what to expect on the real assessment. |
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| Rated On: February 10, 2013 11:47 pm |
| Rated By: Sara Jernigan |
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| Rated On: February 11, 2013 1:54 pm |
| Rated By: Brittany Cantwell |
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| Rated On: February 11, 2013 2:19 pm |
| Rated By: Mallory Stewart |
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| Rated On: February 11, 2013 3:52 pm |
| Rated By: Kaleigh Thomas |
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| Comments: This is a great idea. I would use this in my future classroom. |
| Rated On: February 20, 2015 3:42 pm |
| Rated By: ehaZeb |
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| Comments: This solution is useful because compared to the rest who said the same thing the comments before them said, this poster offered different options and the layout of their answer was very clear and concise. |
| Rated On: February 25, 2015 10:43 pm |
| Rated By: Charity Knowles |
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| Comments: I agree with this solution |
| Rated On: February 28, 2015 9:09 pm |
| Rated By: eSaPaz |
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| Comments: Great ideas! |
| Rated On: October 12, 2017 3:34 pm |
| Rated By: JeVese |
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| Comments: Couldn't have said it better myself! |
| Rated On: February 25, 2018 7:32 am |
| Rated By: epuMat |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2019 9:34 pm |
| Rated By: Lauren Toner |
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| Comments: I like the fake exams idea |
| Rated On: October 13, 2022 12:10 am |
| Rated By: VuBytu |
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| Comments: I would use this in my classroom |
| Rated On: October 17, 2022 3:18 am |
| Rated By: NyXaze |
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