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What Is a Phenomenon-Driven Task™, and Why Should We Use Them?A middle school teacher asked me this question at a recent conference, and I realized I had never answered it all in one place: “I keep...
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My Students Are Sick of Tests. How Can I Assess Them Without Giving Another One?A teacher asked me this at a conference and then added, a little apologetically, that she was sick of them too.
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My Department Is Emphasizing Sensemaking This Year. How Do I Measure It?A department chair sent me this in September, which is exactly when it tends to arrive. A school picks a focus, the focus is a good...
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Our Test Data Tells Us Who Got What Wrong, Not Why. How Are We Supposed to Reteach From That?A teacher sent this in after a data meeting, and I want to give the direct answer first, because I think it is the most useful...
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Rethinking Assessment in Science: Moving Beyond TestsAssessment has always been more than a neutral measure of student achievement. In science classrooms, assessments shape what gets taught, how it gets taught, and how...
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