Friday, May 11, 2007

Standardised Tests

Call me old fashion, but I've always figured tests were the best way of assessing what a person knows. Apparently, that's not the case:

National literacy and numeracy tests are invalid measures of student ability because they cannot assess a child's "sense of wonder" and levels of cowardice or arrogance.

In a submission to the Senate inquiry into the academic standards of school education, the Australian Education Union argues against the use of standardised tests to measure student achievement and says "there is no crisis in standards".

"The AEU has long been cautious about the use of basic skills tests and other standardised tests as a means of measuring the wellbeing of Australian schools," it says.

"Much of what is important in schooling is not measured by standardised tests."


Right. Trying running a small business or passing uni with a "sense of wonder". I love the "just because it appears we're doing a bad job, doesn't mean we're actually doing a bad job..." mentality.

18 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

less thinking more drinking

love,

the little devil floating above your left shoulder

1:08 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

noooooooo

kind regards,

engels liver

1:09 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i say, terrible plan there chap

yours,
engel's brain

1:10 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Fuck off ya wise cunt. Another week and i'll drop off i swear

Have a beer for fucks sake mate, i need some ACTION

Engel's penis

1:16 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My head feels like its going to explode

engel's right nut

1:17 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

*dreamy*

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engel's heart

1:20 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

*dreamy*

oh tobey

,
everyone else

1:24 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

what's this? i'm... growing??

engel's penis

1:25 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

come 'ere you

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engel's right hand

1:26 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yes, take me i'm yours tobey *shit* i mean handy!!

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engel's penis

1:27 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

just hold still

he... he wants me to draw a spiderman mask on you

i'm sorry mate

,
engel's left hand (to righty)

1:32 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You bastard!

I'm not Peter Parker I'M YOUR HAND!

,
engel's right hand

1:33 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

shhh Tobey...

,
engel's brain

1:34 pm  
Blogger Engels said...

Right...

6:24 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

what the fuck?

7:26 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Got some Spidey related blogging at my blog, Engels ol' mate.

Haven't seen it yet....maybe later...

10:02 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Best Comments Ever!

This will get ur blog going again Engels

11:14 am  
Blogger Engels said...

Haha, that s right Martini.

2:00 pm  

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