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Formatting for test prep

5/15/2013

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http://www.problem-attic.com/

I get mixed feelings around the time we start testing. I can tell the kids feel put upon and I get angry at all the politics that surround the test. Teachers should not be judges based on their kids scores. Schools should not be judged based on student performance on one standardized test. We are not numbers and learning can not be quantified with filling in bubbles. And yet, at some point I swallow the koolaid. I want my kids to do well. I give them tips and strategies to beat the test and we cram the last 2 weeks before the test. I do this because I don't teach in a multiple choice way so they are not familiar with assessments that involve an answer with no justification. The answer is never as simple as a letter. "Why do you think that? Explain your thinking." This test takes away the critical thinking and makes learning about eliminating wrong answers and eeenie meanie minie moe.

That said,they take a test. People look at it how they did. My school is compared to others based in how students score. Parents choose schools based on that performance. We've all swallowed the koolaid.

So here's a website that has all the released questions from multiple states that teachers can format into worksheets. Meh! But here it is anyways
I get mixed feelings around the time we start testing. I can tell the kids feel put upon and I get angry at all the politics that surround the test. Teachers should not be judges based on their kids scores. Schools should not be judged based on student performance on one standardized test. We are not numbers and learning can not be quantified with filling in bubbles. And yet, at some point I swallow the koolaid. I want my kids to do well. I give them tips and strategies to beat the test and we cram the last 2 weeks before the test. I do this because I don't teach in a multiple choice way so they are not familiar with assessments that involve an answer with no justification. The answer is never as simple as a letter. "Why do you think that? Explain your thinking." This test takes away the critical thinking and makes learning about eliminating wrong answers and eeenie meanie minie moe.

That said,they take a test. People look at it how they did. My school is compared to others based in how students score. Parents choose schools based on that performance. We've all swallowed the koolaid.

So here's a website that has all the released questions from multiple states that teachers can format into worksheets. Meh! But here it is anyways
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