Sunday, September 22, 2013

EDLD 5364 Week 4 Reflection

“Giving the same written test to all students is neither fair nor accurate. When a single, inflexible medium is used for testing, students' skills with that medium become hopelessly confused with the skills we intend to measure.” This holds true due to the fact that not all learners learn in the same way. If we are asked to differentiate to the student’s ability, then assessments should also be done in this manner. Teaching to the test causes confusion as to whether or not the student has learned the material or has just learned how to be a good test taker. Many of our students are bored out of their minds because of this linear approach to learning. Basically, they are missing one of the main points of higher education, which is learning to think critically about a variety of subjects in order to develop informed opinions and insight about important issues.
 
Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal design for learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Chapter 7. Available online at the Center for Applied Special Technology Web site. Retrieved from http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/

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