The Way We Assess What Kids Are Learning Is Starting to Change
Briefly

"At the core of many of these critiques is the architecture of learning. Kids...Seat time is the rule, says Timothy Knowles, president of the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching and Learning. Mastery or competence is not the rule. That is starting to change."
"They plan to dismantle something called the Carnegie Unit, which since 1906 dictated how schooling works by defining how much learning has to take place in a year...Second, they will build a new suite of skills-based assessments to measure competencies and mindsets such as collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and communication."
Read at time.com
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