The New York Times Kind of Misinterprets a Study About Tests and Learning - 64 views
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Ryan Folmer on 23 Jan 11But, before the multiple choice, standardized testing crowd starts thumping their chests, it's important to note the kind of test the researchers administered. After reading the passage, students "wrote what they remembered in a free-form essay for 10 minutes. Then they reread the passage and took another retrieval practice test." So, to decipher the wonkitude, the students read a passage, wrote a reflection essay, reread the passage a second time, and then wrote another reflection essay.That's a far cry from bubbling in the letter "C" on a scantron form.
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Ryan Folmer on 23 Jan 11A new study claims testing helps kids get smarter-except, the tests that make a difference aren't the ones you think.