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Saved by 49 people (-1 private), first by anonymouse user on 2008-11-11


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Highlighted by bellefaire

on 2008-11-21 by bellefaire

After tutoring my friends kid for the OGT, I really get the difference between how our kids are tested in the real world and the assessment of the 21st century skills that we profess to be committed to teaching

College Work and Readiness Assessment

Highlighted by sarahhanawald

and they were expected to demonstrate proficiency in subjects like reading and math as well as mastery of broader and more sophisticated skills like evaluating and analyzing information and thinking creatively

Highlighted by bellefaire

The intellectual demands of 21st century work, today's leaders say, require assessments that measure more advanced skills, 21st century skills. Today, they say, college students, workers, and citizens must be able to solve multifaceted problems by thinking creatively and generating original ideas from multiple sources of information

Highlighted by bellefaire

no reason to separate the acquisition of learning core content and basic skills like reading and computation from more advanced analytical and thinking skills, even in the earliest grades.

Highlighted by sarahhanawald

concerns among civil rights advocates that these tests would erode progress toward ensuring common standards of learning for all students.

Highlighted by bellefaire

Highlighted by bellefaire

on 2008-11-21 by bellefaire

I don't understand how this erodes progress -- is it because it is so costly?

on 2008-11-25 by lee_stepup

NCLB? Accountability? obsession with league tables and statistics?

the skills that really matter for the 21st century—the ability to think creatively and to evaluate and analyze information

Highlighted by sarahhanawald