tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post712001690468297353..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: Alberta moves away from standardized testingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-8872145100386496842010-05-25T13:16:23.270-06:002010-05-25T13:16:23.270-06:00Its great to see that Alberta is heading away from...Its great to see that Alberta is heading away from standardized tests, which look at nothing more than the ability of a student to read and recall. <br />I do however question (the government) as to where they are heading with this. Initially Standardized Tests were supposed to be used by goverment to reflect upon their own decision for the evaluation of curriculum, but now who nows what they are going to use to evaluate this. <br />This "revolution" is great and a step forward for education, but how do we now influence post secondary and industry to also move away from numbers?sram_socrateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796602510918824774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-85079838313295809392010-05-20T22:35:45.742-06:002010-05-20T22:35:45.742-06:00Excellent point, David. I think you've given m...Excellent point, David. I think you've given me my blog post for tomorrow!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-80630245564924649222010-05-20T21:01:04.328-06:002010-05-20T21:01:04.328-06:00Good post -- epitaph -- Joe. But we shouldn't...Good post -- epitaph -- Joe. But we shouldn't stand over the grave too long. Someone, somewhere, is planning the next foray into provincial government exams.<br /><br />We might all be better off if teachers and locals led on student assessment.David Kingnoreply@blogger.com