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Friday, August 16, 2013

Qualities Not Measured By Most Tests

This comes from Artistic Edge:

"College and career readiness is not simply about understanding a McGraw-Hill textbook or filling in the right bubble on a standardized test, but knowing how to interact and cooperate with people in the classroom and on the job. Project-based learning, performance assessments, presentations, student portfolios and other forms of authentic assessment provide a more reliable, robust, and comprehensive means of documenting student achievement because they assess student performance and a collection of student works over an extended period of time. Most importantly, an extended task generates valuable data regarding student character development. The finished project provides evidence of planning and preparation as well as how carefully the student followed directions. Projects and presentations help students to develop essential college and career skills including; time management, initiative, persistence, creativity... " Source: Character Education: The Secret Benefit of Edtech and Media Literacy http://blogs.slj.com/connect-the-pop/2012/08/media-literacy/guest-post-by-john-chase-character-education-the-secret-benefit-of-edtech-and-media-literacy/
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