By Dr. Harry Tennant
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Trends: Common Assessments For Common StandardsIn an earlier set of posts (1,2,3,4) I highlighted the progress towards adoption of common standards for math and reading across our country. As of a few weeks ago, 43 states had approved the common standards and 5 more are expected to. There are only two maverick states regarding common standards--- Texas and Alaska. Now that the common standards effort is so far along, attention has shifted to the common assessments that will test the common standards. The web page below provides a bit more context and links to the two proposals being promoted. In part, the page reads: "One report comes from the Aspen Institute, which also hosted a panel discussion about the proposals with representatives from each consortium (you can watch the video of that 90-minute presentation, too, if you wish.). The other comes from the ETS' Center for K-12 Assessment & Performance,
the same folks who have already produced graphic and Power-Point
depictions of the two consortia's testing proposals. (All of these
resources, along with the newest report, "Coming Together To Raise
Achievement," are available at the Center's publications page.)" Click here to see "Curriculum Matters" at Education Week Posted at 8:21 AM Keywords: Common-Standards , Standards , Accountability , Common-Accountability 0 Comments |