Sentences with phrase «very narrow measures»

What is missing from these arguments is that the scores of the tests that students were given were very narrow measures of what kids could do, and imbuing them with such importance is an insult to authentic assessment.

Recognition that NAPLAN and PISA tests are very narrow measures of the capacities of students and of what schools actually do.

The first problem is that secondary education is a very narrow measure of education accumulation.

Not exact matches

We've been very focused on this narrow set of cognitive skills that get measured on standardized tests.

But in the book I do argue against the intense national focus on standardized tests, which measure a fairly narrow range of cognitive skills and turn out to be not very effective predictors of the educational goals that I think we should care about, especially college - graduation rates.

However, the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Christine Blower, dismissed his claims as «utterly unfounded» and warned: «This new measure will undermine broad education by driving schools towards a narrow range of options for young people...... There is a very real danger that some young people will be directed away from subjects that would best support their developing aptitudes and ambitions.»

REALITY: High - stakes tests may effectively measure a small set of knowledge and skills, but they do not measure higher - order thinking skills and a broad set of knowledge, and consequently, offer a very narrow picture of what students have learned and how well teachers have taught.

I found that the slimmer profiles, and the resulting narrow bezel which measures about a half inch, made the eReader Touch Edition very natural to hold.

Meteorologically speaking, that extra vorticity — literally a measure of energy causing the atmosphere to form complex features at the local level — could bring a foot of snow in only a few hours over very narrow strips.

Measuring just under 8 inches in depth, it makes for a very versatile storage cabinet for a small home or narrow walkway.