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Feb 13

Poverty Does Affect Achievement

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment
February 13, 2013

While I don’t agree that standardized test scores should be used to inform more than what they inform, I do use the test scores to see what trends have been happening with my students. See, I’m not entirely opposed to using standardized test scores, just NOT to determine whether my students should advance or graduate …

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Aug 02

In My Humble Opinion

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment, Ed News, Grades & HW
August 2, 2011

Face to face conversations with my next door teaching neighbor about going gradeless and helping students learn without worrying about covering enough curriculum to pass a standardized test has been helpful for me. I get to think deeply about my beliefs about how I think students learn best and about accountability and if I’m doing …