"Measuring Up" by Jennifer Roland is an article about the measuring up on the technology part of standarized testing. It argues how it is hard to measure a student's understanding when the testing is done on paper. There are only 5 online assesments that measure up to ISTE's standards. I thought it was interesting because one of the online assesments they approved was learning.com. They said that the TechLiteracy assessment on learning.com is the only technology literacy test they approve. I found this to be very disappointing for our future students. I think they need to create better assessments for technology so we can truly see where our students are at.
Q1: What can I do when I become a teacher about this problem?
I can address it to my principle and even try and find ways to create my own assessment.
Q2: How does this problem affect me as a future teacher?
It affects me because without good assessments it will be more difficult for me to evaluate where my students are at individually. Some students will have more experience with technology than others and without good assessments it will be hard to know where each of them are at.
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Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you found some useful information in my article, even though it was somewhat disappointing. One thing to remember is that technology, even educational technology, is a fast-changing field, and more assessments have been created and evaluated since I wrote that article two-and-a-half years ago.
To find the most current list of products that have received the ISTE NETS Seal of Alignment, go to http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/Seal_of_Alignment_and_Review_Process/NETS_Review/Seal_of_Alignment/Seal_of_Alignment.htm
Good luck with your education and your future teaching career!
Jennifer Roland
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ReplyDeleteThanks I actually am writing on an even older article of yours at the moment. I found it interesting because I have never heard of schools trying to provide handhelds for students and even though that article was published 6 years ago I still have not heard much about it. Anyways thanks for the URL I will use it for future articles. :). By the way is there any articles on the use of technology to better aid the education of those in special education?
ReplyDeleteThere's so much out there.
ReplyDeleteOne article I remember really well from my days on staff at the magazine was "No Special Equipment Required" by Walter H. Kimball, Libby G. Cohen, Deb Dimmick, and Rick Mills,
vol. 31 no. 4.
ISTE also has a special interest group for special education technology. They have quite a few resources posted in their wiki at http://www.iste.org/setsig/
Finally, you should try to connect with Dave Edyburn. He is heavily involved in the use of assistive technology. His website is at http://www.uwm.edu/~edyburn/