In a nutshell, here's the case against high stakes testing. From today's Financial Times: "The mania for measuring that will send you off target". Talks about the problems of performance forecasts for publicy owned companies -- and the targets that get set in order to reach these targets. But you'll see education written all over it. And you'll be happy. The business leaders who are pushing for high stakes testing should read this. You'll need to register if you don't have a subscription, but it's free. Read it and smile!
Link to the article: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/351ec946-392b-11dc-ab48-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F351ec946-392b-11dc-ab48-0000779fd2ac.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fbusinesslife Dave Middlebrook The Textmapping Project A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. www.textmapping.org | Please share this site with your colleagues! USA: (609) 771-1781 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
