ICT in Education Assessments are Biased and Inaccurate « Educational Technolo... - 7 views
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One of the conclusions was that indeed, large reforms (e.g., “Het nieuwe leren”, or the new learning) were imposed without scientific support. Another that political prejudices, not any kind of data, were the main motivating factor in the reforms.
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Adrienne Michetti on 25 Feb 10Sadly, I think this is true of most educational reforms - ICT or not.
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The alternative, assessing educational reforms well before introduction, is a form of social engineering. Social engineering seems to always be more difficult than you think. And I think history has shown that education is no exception in this respect.
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Scientific “facts” are never appreciated unless they completely align with the preconceptions of the “stake-holders” (minus the children).
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: Does this ICT4E solution improve scores on existing tests
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The curriculum is obsessed with jargon and nomenclature, seemingly for no other purpose than to provide teachers with something to test the students on.
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If we want to test whether changes in education really improve learning, we do have other tools. They are called aptitude tests.