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What does Jay McTighe believe about standardized tests?

  • They are the best way to hold students accountable
  • They are a useful tool for assessing student ability
  • They are not the answer to demands for accountability (correct)
  • They should be the only form of assessment used in schools

    • What is Jay McTighe's stance on standardized tests?

    Jay McTighe believes that standardized tests are not the answer to demands for accountability.

    True or false:Jay McTighe believes that standardized tests are the best way to measure student performance.

    False

    True or false: McTighe advocates for assessment to be a meaningful and central part of a school's learning culture.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does McTighe advocate for in terms of assessment in schools?

    <p>McTighe advocates for assessment to be a meaningful and central part of a school's learning culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to McTighe, what should assessment be in a school's learning culture?

    <p>A meaningful and central part</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to McTighe, why are assessments rooted in selected response or recall inadequate?

    <p>McTighe believes that assessments rooted in selected response or recall are inadequate for fully assessing student ability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has Jay McTighe co-authored books on?

    <p>Assessing outcomes and learning in the classroom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: McTighe has only authored books on assessing outcomes in the classroom.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is McTighe's approach to sound assessment?

    <p>McTighe's approach to sound assessment is a photo album approach where we look at various sources of evidence from different types of assessments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does McTighe believe is inadequate for fully assessing student ability?

    <p>Assessments rooted in selected response or recall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: McTighe has never held a position in the field of student assessment.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What approach does McTighe believe is necessary for sound assessment?

    <p>A multi-source approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: McTighe believes that assessments rooted in selected response or recall are sufficient for fully assessing student ability.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does McTighe believe assessments of higher order thinking should occur?

    <p>McTighe believes assessments of higher order thinking should occur within assessment tasks framed around issues or problems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: McTighe believes that assessments of higher order thinking should occur within assessment tasks framed around issues or problems.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does McTighe believe assessments of higher order thinking should occur?

    <p>Through assessment tasks framed around issues or problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does McTighe advocate for in terms of grading and reporting?

    <p>McTighe advocates for separating learning skills from actual achievement in a subject area when grading and reporting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does McTighe advocate for separating when grading and reporting?

    <p>Learning skills from actual achievement in a subject area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be added to report cards according to McTighe?

    <p>A third category should be added to report cards to include progress.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: McTighe advocates for combining learning skills with academic achievement and performance when grading and reporting.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: McTighe believes that good assessment is essential for good teaching.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be added to report cards, according to McTighe?

    <p>A progress report</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most effective way to communicate student performance to parents according to McTighe?

    <p>Grounding communication in student work is the most effective way to communicate student performance to parents.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Principals should only focus on standardized test scores when assessing student performance.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most effective way to communicate student performance to parents, according to McTighe?

    <p>Through grounding communication in student work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can understanding be indicated in assessment according to McTighe?

    <p>Understanding can be indicated by the ability to explain why or how, take different perspectives, and analyze from multiple doorways.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is assessment a doorway into, according to McTighe?

    <p>The most important questions in the teaching profession</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What questions can assessment discussions explore according to McTighe?

    <p>Assessment discussions can explore questions such as what the outcomes mean, what quality work looks like, and how to teach in ways that help students get better at the assessment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Assessment discussions can explore important questions such as what the outcomes mean and how to teach in ways that help students improve their performance.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Jay McTighe is an educational thinker focused on student assessment.
    • He believes standardized tests are not the answer to demands for accountability.
    • McTighe advocates for assessment to be a meaningful and central part of a school's learning culture.
    • He has co-authored books on assessing outcomes and learning in the classroom.
    • McTighe has served as director of the Maryland Assessment Corporation.
    • He believes that assessments rooted in selected response or recall are inadequate for fully assessing student ability.
    • To make valid inferences about student learning, we need to base them on various sources of data or evidence.
    • Sound assessment requires a photo album approach where we look at various sources of evidence from different types of assessments.
    • McTighe believes assessments of higher order thinking should occur within assessment tasks framed around issues or problems.
    • He advocates for separating learning skills from actual achievement in a subject area when grading and reporting.
    • Grading and reporting is used to communicate student achievement and performance to students, parents, colleges, and employers.
    • Teachers base reporting on learning outcomes or content standards.
    • Learning skills or work habits should be separated from academic achievement and performance to enable accurate communication of what students do and how well they are learning.
    • A third category should be added to report cards to include progress.
    • Grounding communication in student work is the most effective way to communicate student performance to parents.
    • True understanding is different from knowing, and can be assessed by setting up novel conditions and asking students to apply knowledge and skills appropriately.
    • Understanding can be indicated by the ability to explain why or how, take different perspectives, and analyze from multiple doorways.
    • Good assessment is at the heart of good teaching.
    • Principals should balance high stakes accountability assessments with the recognition of good assessment as part of teaching.
    • Parent input can be useful in helping teachers better understand and instruct students.
    • Assessment is important in determining whether students have truly understood what they were taught.
    • Principals should focus on assessment beyond standardized test scores.
    • Principals can promote more discussion about assessment and encourage the use of a variety of methods throughout the school.
    • Faculty meetings and in-service days can be used to engage teachers in looking at their assessments and thinking about the larger picture.
    • Teachers should make their assessment targets clear to students.
    • Principals can provide resources on assessment such as assessment resources for teachers and workshops.
    • Assessment is a doorway into the most important questions in the teaching profession.
    • Assessment discussions can explore questions such as what the outcomes mean, what quality work looks like, and how to teach in ways that help students get better at the assessment.
    • Assessment is more than just getting a grade or a measure.
    • The interview was conducted by Ethne Cullen for OPC Professional Affairs.

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