My only disagreement with the debate about our international - TopicsExpress



          

My only disagreement with the debate about our international performance is that I am not persuaded that test scores on TIMSS or PISA predict what will happen to our economy 10 or 20 or 30 years from now. I recall that in 1983 A Nation at Risk said we were doomed because of our international test scores. Didnt happen. The international tests show which nations have students who get the most right answers on multiple-choice tests. I fail to understand why that is a leading economic indicator. The Chinese-American scholar Yong Zhao has argued that the test-based education systems are least likely to promote creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. I am inclined to agree with him.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 20:57:33 +0000

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