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June 13, 2009 | 6 Comments

Assessment Overview: Beyond Standardized Testing

With the increased focus on standardized testing as the keystone and sole arbiter of student, teacher, school, and district accountability, discussions about practical and relevant assessment practices has become something of a fringe topic, at best.

This video from Edutopia lays out not only the core concepts of meaningful assessment practices, it speaks to the long term value of such practices to the students and society.

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6 Responses to “Assessment Overview: Beyond Standardized Testing”

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    Jason Flom
    June 13, 2009 at 6:10 pm #

    New video on Eco of Ed — Assessment Overview: Beyond Standardized Testing http://bit.ly/OZUrn (via Edutopia)

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    Jason Flom
    June 13, 2009 at 6:10 pm #

    New video on Eco of Ed — Assessment Overview: Beyond Standardized Testing http://bit.ly/OZUrn (via Edutopia)

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    kdwashburn
    June 13, 2009 at 8:28 pm #

    Assessment Overview: Beyond Standardized Testing: http://bit.ly/KRosK

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    Urban Education
    June 13, 2009 at 9:04 pm #

    RT @kdwashburn – Assessment Overview: Beyond Standardized Testing: http://bit.ly/KRosK – Video from Edutopia – Sweet!

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    Chad Ratliff
    June 13, 2009 at 9:18 pm #

    RT @kdwashburn: Assessment Overview: Beyond Standardized Testing: http://bit.ly/KRosK

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    Matthew Lenard
    June 13, 2009 at 9:31 pm #

    Students, teachers, & experts speak.. RT @csratliff: RT @kdwashburn: Assessment Overview: Beyond Standardized Testing: http://bit.ly/KRosK

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