From the NYTimes Scientifically tested tests
…there are few indications that the multiple-choice format of a typical test, in which students are quizzed on the specific formulas and bits of information they have memorized that year, actually measures what we need to know about children’s education.
Susan Engel was also on The Academic Minute on WAMC this morning. You can listen to that here.
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