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I'm looking for articles/research that support skills based tests. Some of my colleagues feel that we should test on the same stories/lit we've used in a unit, but I feel that we should be testing on the skills they've learned with new pieces of literature. If students are tested on the same stories/lit, they are using rote memorization rather than higher level thinking skills. Please advise/share anything to support my position.
Erin I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're talking about, but in my middle/high school, we try to develop our units and assessments focused more on skills such as developing theme, identifying conflicts, recognizing how an author develops character, etc. Most of our assessments (and I'm talking a Reading classes for 6, 7, and 8) could be given for...See More
Oct 26, 2014
Vet Teacher On 10/26/14, Becca NK wrote: > I'm looking for articles/research that support skills > based tests. Some of my colleagues feel that we should > test on the same stories/lit we've used in a unit, but I > feel that we should be testing on the skills they've > learned with new pieces of literature. If students are > tested on the sam...See More
Nov 5, 2014


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