Introduction For most of Winter 2024–2025, while the snow was on the ground in New England, I read background articles for this post. In February… Read More »Measuring critical thinking and problem-solving skills
I have slowly continued to read Seth Godin’s education manifesto called Stop Stealing Dreams. A couple of weeks ago I read article #50, called The Problem with Competence. Seth… Read More »Seth Godin on education: Competence
Earlier this week Seth Godin released a manifesto on education called Stop Stealing Dreams. You can download a printable version or view an online version.… Read More »Seth Godin on education: The story of Frederick J. Kelly
This morning the whole process seemed so simple. I planned to start a series of short essays meant to define the need for assessment standards… Read More »A misstep discovered and corrected
Yesterday I attended three sessions at the AERA/NCME conference. I will briefly explain the topics covered in each session. Session #1: Technical issues in benchmark… Read More »Saturday at AERA/NCME in Denver
On Friday I attended an all-day session about item writing titled Moving from Art to Science: an Item-Writing Course for Test Developers, Researchers, and Teachers.… Read More »First day challenge
Today I am headed to Denver for the annual AERA (American Educational Research Association) and NCME (National Council on Measurement in Education) conferences. This is… Read More »Headed to Denver