http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/education/07iht-educSide07.html?ref=education
When I first saw the title of this article I was shocked, I never thought that Russia would start using standardized testing. That being said, I don't think the people and students of Russia ever thought they would be required to take standardized tests. There is a lot of controversy regarding this issue. There are a lot of negative aspects to standardized tests including the details of the tests, which requires students to take them at a different school, with teachers watching over them, and minimum opportunities for tutoring. Guess we will see what happens...
Melissa,
ReplyDeleteYou are off to a great start on your blog reflections. There are article reflections from both the local and international arena that need to be added to your blog. Please work on adding these and keeping up on these. I look forward to following you in your journey in becoming a teacher!