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The schizophrenic approach to testing
One of the major difficulties using standardized testing in school is our “schizophrenic” approach to the subject. Is the purpose of testing to ensure that the students is ready to go to the next level? Is it to see if … Continue reading
Testing the teachers
One of the major challenges in education is preparing new teachers. New ideas for teacher education are constantly being thrown about. But how do we really know what works? Check out research and you will find that the best predictor … Continue reading
The writing game
I have yet to see an app that adequately teaches and assesses writing skills. However, the realm of computer games can help. The students don’t play a ‘writing’ game, but they write the scenarios of the game itself. The more … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction in education, Gaming in education, Writer's resource
Tagged Game Design, game script, Games, Non-player character, Video game, Writing
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How much is their work worth?
In 1992, Dallas Public Schools tried out a reading/language arts portfolio assessment. A research project examined how well this portfolio program worked and found that the school district was unprepared to provide the time, money and technical quality required to … Continue reading
Defining the portfolio
Do you regret the time lost with state mandated assessments? What if the products being assessed were actually part of the learning experience. That is one of the ideas behind the move to assess students through their portfolios. However, before … Continue reading
The case for the case
Portfolio – a portable case for holding papers – a simple name for a collection of works into which a person has poured hours of deliberation and sweat. Today the portfolio is just as likely to be stored on a … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education trends
Tagged creative portfolio assessment, Creativity, Education, John Baer, portfolio, Teresa Amabile
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Elaboration: the hardest part of creative writing
Elaboration is the process of presenting and developing an idea, by adding more detail to explain the exterior situation so that the reader gains privileged access to interior thoughts of authors. Forming creativity into a product that someone else can … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education trends
Tagged Creativity, elaboration, Torrance Test of Creative Thinking
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The ogre of orginality
The creative writer combines originality, complexity, independence of judgment, and aesthetic sensitivity according to the research of Frank Barron, who was known for his in-depth studies of the creative mind. His subjects often took extremely complex elements to produce a … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education trends
Tagged Creativity, K through 12, originality, Torrence
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Too rigorous for creativity
A teacher voiced his frustration about getting gifted students past the hurdle of simply looking at events of a story to the uncover the devices that the author used in writing the story. The students need to interpret the effect … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education trends
Tagged Creative writing, Creativity, Education, Gifted education, K through 12
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To cheat or not to cheat
“To cheat or not to cheat, that is the question Whether ’tis nobler to in the mind to suffer The sleepless nights of outrageous homework Or to take arms against a … Continue reading
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