Standards need to be written so students understand them. Unpacking the standards would not have been necessary if they were written for the child required to learn the skill.
CCSS.Math.Content.5.OA.B.3 Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules. Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms. Form ordered pairs consisting of corresponding terms from the two patterns, and graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.
Maybe a fifth grader won't need this rewritten.
Showing posts with label testing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label testing. Show all posts
What's in a Grade?
Report card grades are meaningless. New Jersey doesn't put any value in them, and you shouldn't either. If report cards were consistent, schools would have a legitimate argument against state testing.
Unfortunately an A from one school means something completely different than an A from another school. An A from one teacher in the same school means something completely different than an A from another teacher in that same school. It's ridiculous.
The following scenario is repeated every year. Parents see inflated grades and assume their child is doing well until a statewide assessment reveals their honor roll student is not proficient. Grade inflation has many causes; perhaps a teacher innocently chooses to reward positive behavior or effort without results, or perhaps a teacher wants to silence the parent that knows their child deserves an A (because of previous grade inflation). If we get rid of grading (not evaluation) we can focus on the learning.
Report cards should be standards based. This basically means that instead of letter grades there should be a list of skills and whether or not they've been mastered. These skills should be standardized statewide so report cards would become authentic indicators of achievement.
If report cards had real value, results of the NJ ASK wouldn't be a surprise. In fact the NJ ASK wouldn't be needed.
No more NJ ASK! Now that deserves an A.
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List of schools using a form of standards based grading:
Middletown Public Schools
to be continued...
Unfortunately an A from one school means something completely different than an A from another school. An A from one teacher in the same school means something completely different than an A from another teacher in that same school. It's ridiculous.
The following scenario is repeated every year. Parents see inflated grades and assume their child is doing well until a statewide assessment reveals their honor roll student is not proficient. Grade inflation has many causes; perhaps a teacher innocently chooses to reward positive behavior or effort without results, or perhaps a teacher wants to silence the parent that knows their child deserves an A (because of previous grade inflation). If we get rid of grading (not evaluation) we can focus on the learning.
Report cards should be standards based. This basically means that instead of letter grades there should be a list of skills and whether or not they've been mastered. These skills should be standardized statewide so report cards would become authentic indicators of achievement.
If report cards had real value, results of the NJ ASK wouldn't be a surprise. In fact the NJ ASK wouldn't be needed.
No more NJ ASK! Now that deserves an A.
______
List of schools using a form of standards based grading:
Middletown Public Schools
to be continued...
Standardized Tests Require a Curve?
I'm not afraid of standardized tests because the results are always curved and manipulated to achieve a predetermined goal (the Bell Curve is alive and well).
Why does a curve need to be determined before providing the results to the public?
Some students don't test well; some teachers don't teach well. And vice versa...
Want to make the tests more meaningful? Make them voluntary and get rid of the curve.
Why does a curve need to be determined before providing the results to the public?
Some students don't test well; some teachers don't teach well. And vice versa...
Want to make the tests more meaningful? Make them voluntary and get rid of the curve.
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