The four biggest myths of the anti-testing backlash

[debbie]

Thanks to Susan Godsland for flagging this piece up by Kathleen Porter-Magee and Jennifer Borgioli on the UK Reading Reform Foundation site at www.rrf.org.uk

http://www.edexcellence.net/commentary/ ... klash.html

1) Teachers' instincts should guide instruction ('Let teachers teach')

2) Testing is responsible for 'drill and kill' instruction

3) Tests can't measure what really matters

4) 'Standardization' doesn't work

'Tests deserve not to be derided but celebrated for the crucial role they are playing in our schools.'

Remember that Susan Godsland's own site is a goldmine for referenced material:

www.dyslexics.org.uk