tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post809722186310680048..comments2023-10-03T04:20:03.184-06:00Comments on Math = Love: My Musings on TestingSarah Carter (@mathequalslove)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-53645232633609727572015-04-13T13:17:14.919-05:002015-04-13T13:17:14.919-05:00Have you done a post on dividing polynomials? I...Have you done a post on dividing polynomials? I'd love to see more!Jsniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403856602642229976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-16605736883484820012015-04-13T09:16:19.891-05:002015-04-13T09:16:19.891-05:00This post struck me. If a dedicated teacher like y...This post struck me. If a dedicated teacher like yourself freaks out about an evaluation, there is clearly a problem with the evaluation. It strikes me that one thing that could (rather easily) make things better is to change the way that the results are reported. You mention students failing every year. But those same students are learning every year. It seems to me that the reports could emphasize the amount a student has learned since last year rather than comparing them to other students.<br /><br />For example instead of saying "Genevieve is Below Average" say "Genevieve learned 5 new math concepts this year". Most students learn every year. It is wrong to send a report that marks 1/2 of them as failures.<br /><br />I wrote a post about this [1]. I'd be curious to hear your feedback.<br /><br />[1]: http://benjaminhaley.blogspot.com/2015/04/why-great-teacher-fears-standardized_92.htmlBenjamin Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621356923423873261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-74846082397403889732015-04-10T10:13:35.877-05:002015-04-10T10:13:35.877-05:00I understand how you feel about next Monday. I tea...I understand how you feel about next Monday. I teach Algebra I Recovery to 10th graders. The stakes for me are much higher as my students have taken this test 1-3 times before landing in my class. I'm their last hope. Today was our last day of testing. I pray you and all your students much success next week.The Blogger Next Diorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958969474369636088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-86254053865990531532015-04-10T08:42:35.029-05:002015-04-10T08:42:35.029-05:00I think a huge part of the problem is that being a...I think a huge part of the problem is that being able to understand and do math is not the same as being able to pass a test, particularly a computerised multiple choice test, though many decision makers believe they are equivalent. Teachers are told not to teach to the test, though everything incentivises them to.<br />I wrote some of my own thoughts (from a non-US perspective) about this last year, if you're interested :) http://blog.primefactorisation.com/2014/09/02/exam-pressure/Shaun Carterhttp://blog.primefactorisation.comnoreply@blogger.com