Counting What Counts
Reframing Education Outcomes
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781936763597 | |
| Publisher: | Solution Tree Press | Publication: | October 23, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Solution Tree Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781936763597 |
| Publisher: | Solution Tree Press |
| Publication: | October 23, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Solution Tree Press |
| Language: | English |
Overemphasizing test scores as measures of achievement is potentially harmful to education. The contributors identify key traits such as mindset, motivation, social skills, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit that students, teachers, and schools need to acknowledge and cultivate. Educators are asked to shift the evaluation paradigm to focus on a multiplicity of skills necessary for success in the 21st century.
Overemphasizing test scores as measures of achievement is potentially harmful to education. The contributors identify key traits such as mindset, motivation, social skills, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit that students, teachers, and schools need to acknowledge and cultivate. Educators are asked to shift the evaluation paradigm to focus on a multiplicity of skills necessary for success in the 21st century.
