Catherine Close, PhD, Psychometrician says "when judging the validity of test scores, one should consider the available body of evidence". Read more here.
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Catherine Close, PhD, Psychometrician says "when judging the validity of test scores, one should consider the available body of evidence". Read more here.
Join us on the 8th May for the launch of I Wish I Was Day - your day to dress up as who you want to be! Funds raised through gold coin donations will go towards making wishes come true for kiwi kids
Make-A-Wish currently grants close to 200 wishes per year for kiwi kids however approximately 350-400 New Zealand children are diagnosed with a life threatening medical condition every year. We would love for you to join us by dressing up and showing your support, so that every single eligible child can have the opportunity to have their one true wish come true
Professor Geoff Masters tates that "measuring success at school should be in terms of the progress or growth that students make over the course of a year, regardless of their starting point". Read more here.
What factor is very important in student achievement? Mike Kuczala talks about the value of movement in teaching and learning.
Test makers rake in bucks, students and teachers chafe under the strain. Dr. Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica explain a better way forward for everyone
Valerie Strauss promotes Alfie Kohns opinion on how we can teach (or raise) the kind of children whose first and last response to directives is not likely to be, “Well, like it or not, that’s the rule now, so there’s nothing we can do.”
John Hattie encourages a deeper division between teachers and researchers explaining that teachers need to put more emphasis on the evalution of their impact and leave the research to the academics.
Keith Coffman reports on how one teacher discovered the impacts on learning aren't restricted to the classroom.
According to John Hattie, what makes the greatest difference in a student’s achievement is the teacher. If we really want to improve student achievement we need to focus on the person who gently closes the classroom door and performs the teaching act – the teacher – but to do that, says Russell Boyle, we need to open those classroom doors. Read more here.
While unpredictability and spontaneity can be good things in small doses, too much of them can lead to disorder. Brian Sztabnik helps find the balance.
