Sentences with phrase «gauge of academic proficiency»

In an age of over-testing and misguided dependence on standardized scores as the primary gauge of academic proficiency, our teaching roots call us back to more authentic assessments, which begin with authentic learning.

Not exact matches

In reference to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos» confirmation hearing, during which she responded to a question about the choice between using student proficiency or academic growth to gauge school progress, CORE Districts Executive Director Rick Miller writes an op - ed for EdSource in support of measuring both.

Miller describes the CORE Districts» approach to gauging student progress as the «Power of Two» — tracking proficiency with the percentage of students meeting standards and measuring academic growth by looking at student - level progress from year to year.