tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post512007399566466006..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: The Trouble With EvidencePeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-69440457688312453442019-01-24T15:40:21.353-05:002019-01-24T15:40:21.353-05:00The whole proficiency-based learning (PBL, but not...The whole proficiency-based learning (PBL, but not the project-based learning PBL) approach is tied to "evidence" of student learning, but there's (almost) no evidence that the approach itself is valid.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768986281351213872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-8071992113269575992019-01-24T11:27:06.948-05:002019-01-24T11:27:06.948-05:00The least valuable "evidence" in the wor...The least valuable "evidence" in the world of test-and-punish reform rears its useless head as any given "incorrect" test item response. <br /><br />Without knowing WHY a student response was incorrect, all those wrong answers are just possibility indicators.<br /><br />The possibilities:<br /><br />confusing test item<br />age inappropriate test item<br />unmotivated student<br />reading disability<br />limited working vocabulary<br />test fatigue<br />tired student<br />angry student<br />stressed student<br />frequently absent student<br />cognitively disable student<br />serious life distractions<br />poorly taught topic<br />age inappropriate topic<br />true knowledge/skill deficit<br />other . . . ?<br /><br />So much for relentless quest for useful data via standardized testing.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com