[etni] Fwd: alternative assessment and HOTS

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Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:47:03 +0300
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Subject: alternative assessment and HOTS

Many years ago, my school participated in a project for alternative
assessment.  It was called project 22 because of the number of schools that
participated.  We didn't do an English bagrut for 5 years (that's how long
the project lasted.) Different schools chose different subjects.  The point
of the project was to see if alternative assessment can replace bagrut.
During that time, we made our own program and were under careful scrutiny of
the MOE. The bagrut marks were what the teacher gave, very much like the LOG
today.  We chose to join the project willingly and that is a vital factor in
the success of any project.  I'm not exactly sure why it didn't continue.
One of the factors was a new minister, a new mancal, no money, etc. (I've
heard from other teachers who participated in all kinds of new projects that
ended up the same way as Project 22) I think that this is what should happen
with the HOTS.  Schools that are willing to participate in the project
should work on it for a few years and then we can measure the results based
on bagrut marks before and after and various other forms of feedback.  It's
not fair to try and coerce teachers to implement the program before it has
been successfully tested.  It's certainly not scientific enough for a few
teachers to get up and say "we're doing the LOG and the kids love it."
Incidentally, I have heard from others who have done the LOG and were
miserable.  (I'm curious if the kids like the LOG so much as we heard
because they get higher marks.) I may be wrong, but as I said, the program
must be tested and proven pedagogically sound in a more accurate manner.
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[etni] Fwd: alternative assessment and HOTS

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