Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Tested to Death? Over the last two decades, test-based school accountability has gone from a largely theoretical concept to a guiding principle. That shift has prompted widespread complaints that teaching to the test has become rampant and the curriculum has become unduly narrow. But do those complaints have real merit? Are students tested too much? And with the proliferation of tests, are students learning less of what they really need? If you could change one thing about the way students are tested, what would it be? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would change how students are "tested". Although the standardized assessment is the easiest to give and score, it is not always the best for students. There are many students who do fine throughout the year but struggle to pass end of year tests. If we, as educators, are expected to differentiate our teaching, why shouldn't we differentiate our assessments as well?                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree! All students cannot concentrate on a standardized test, but will do extremely well with a performance task. We should be able to differentiate assessments to meet the needs of each learner. Rated On: October 19, 2014 10:39 pm Rated By: aMaDyS                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree completely. Rated On: October 19, 2015 2:27 am Rated By: RuTemu