The Hechinger Report – Rick Stiggins and Matt Chapman
“The Obama administration’s call this past weekend for Congress to “reduce over-testing,” and to cap assessment to 2 percent of classroom instruction time comes amid a debate on testing that has turned toxic, with assessments becoming synonymous with punitive policies instead of with directing teaching and learning. Despite years of focus on accountability, inequities in student learning and achievement remain stubbornly large. Part of the problem with the current assessment landscape is that teachers have not been given sufficient support or resources to use tests as an effective part of the teaching and learning process. It is considered acceptable to send teachers into the classroom with minimal training this area.”(more)