Tag: Washington Assessment

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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Apr 29

Time Spent on Test Prep

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment, Ed News
April 29, 2012

Last year our middle school standardized tests went online. The test changed from being called the WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning) to the MSP (Measure of Student Progress). A huge change from the WASL to the MSP was cutting out the four point extended response questions. They were actually pretty good questions asking our …

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