#alternative-assessments

#alternative-assessments

Moving beyond traditional multiple-choice assessments for deeper evaluation.

Exploring project-based assessments, peer reviews, and interactive quizzes for eLearning feedback. [ more ]

The New York State Education Department has proposed a change to high school graduation requirements, allowing students to demonstrate their learning through alternative assessments instead of passing five Regents exams.

Critics argue that this proposal is a watering down of standards and a way to give everyone a diploma without improving outcomes or addressing achievement gaps.

The proposal has been compared to a 'Potemkin diploma' and a 'thief covering his own ears while stealing the ringing bell'. [ more ]