Category Archives: Assessment

Get Smart – Open the Classroom Doors!

Posted on August 3, 2008 by mwalker

One of the central themes of the Big Day Out this year was to “get smart and open the classrooms doors” so that instruction, which can often seen as private teacher business, can be seen and improved. Each year Darrell Fraser, … Continue reading →

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Between Class Difference: Myth or Reality!

Posted on July 25, 2008 by mwalker

This week at our weekly leadership meeting we discussed a research article about an American school who number crunched student achievement over a 3 year period. This article really set us up for the weekly staff meeting where we were investigating the … Continue reading →

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Test scores not the total answer

Posted on June 11, 2008 by mwalker

Thanks to Warrick Wynne I found this, what I call a protest clip on testing that makes an even stronger point on the need for deeper learning, feedback and challenge loops, the value of arts and the need to challenge … Continue reading →

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High Stakes Testing

Posted on June 11, 2008 by mwalker

I was prompted to do some research around what some call high stakes testing after a discussion at a leadership meeting recently where we discussed in my opinion the low value of testing unless the student got feedback on what … Continue reading →

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