Charlie DePascale
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I’m not certain, but it’s probably not a good sign when pondering the past, present, and future of your field evokes a 1960s psychedelic rock anthem. https://t.co/L3T6iBnCKx
charliedepascale.blog
While writing about large-scale assessment over the past month, the lyrics to Grace Slick’s White Rabbit grew louder and louder in the back of my head. I’m not certain, but it’s probably not a good…
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It’s a paradox that educators are drowning in test data, but at the same time we're dying of thirst. There’s a lot that we can learn from Taylor Swift's Eras Tour about the future of collecting test data. https://t.co/gCUu2S3nsD
charliedepascale.blog
It’s a paradox that educators are drowning in test data, but at the same time they (and we) are actually dying of thirst. There’s been one NAEP data point since 2019. As we patiently await a second…
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Look around, Look around. Revolution’s happening the next two weeks in Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, and perhaps even a little in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. When the dust finally settles, educational assessment will be changed forever. Work, work! https://t.co/mXe99fzrgD
charliedepascale.blog
Look around, Look around. Revolution’s happening the next two weeks in Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, and perhaps even a little in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. When the dust finally settles, there ma…
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It’s a new school year and all around me I see and hear “All kids can learn!” In blog post #300, I explore what that phrase really means. https://t.co/WTd7s2NKVN
charliedepascale.blog
You spend all summer thinking about what to write for blog post #300 and then spur of the moment, ripped from the headlines post #299 becomes your 6th most read post all-time (#3 not TS or NAEP rel…
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Not since Sen. Warren sent her sample off to 23andme has a set of test results from Oklahoma caused as much of a ruckus as the "release" of this year's Oklahoma state assessment results. Seriously, Oklahoma? OK. https://t.co/ntCAeMrE6y
charliedepascale.blog
Not since Sen. Warren sent her sample off to 23andme, has a set of test results from Oklahoma caused as much of a ruckus as the “release” of this year’s Oklahoma state assessment …
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Student achievement still falls short of pre-pandemic levels. How worried should we be? How much of the “shortfall” is the result of intentional decisions? How much reflects a change in direction? Test scores alone cannot answer those questions. https://t.co/czvIH45cOQ
charliedepascale.blog
As we begin a new school year, student achievement still falls short of pre-pandemic levels. How worried should we be about that lost learning? How much of the “shortfall” is the result of intentio…
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The conventional wisdom is that educating the whole child is a new concept. We may not have been very good at it, but until recently, we always had a more holistic view than the 3 Rs of what constituted the common core of public education in the US. https://t.co/Rrbawie0Nc
charliedepascale.blog
The conventional wisdom appears to be that educating the whole child is a new concept. That we’ve always focused on the 3 R’s. But that is not true. We may not have been very good at it, but until …
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Developing state content/achievement standards was a good idea, but to this point that idea is only half-baked. State standards will only reach their full potential for guiding instruction and student learning when we fill in the critical missing piece. https://t.co/GdaudCm4HK
charliedepascale.blog
Developing state content and achievement standards was a good idea, but to this point that idea is only half-baked. State standards will only reach their full potential for guiding instruction and …
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“This above all: to thine own self be true.” We have been willing accomplices as others have defined state testing as summative assessment. Before we can move forward with state testing, we have to embrace it as a component of formative evaluation. https://t.co/n2i2ANC8e4
charliedepascale.blog
“This above all: to thine own self be true.” We have been willing accomplices as others have defined state testing as summative assessment. Before we can move forward with state testing, we have to…
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We’ve been dealing with artificial intelligence our entire lives – but in human form. Is it really all that different this time around? Computers may complicate the issue a bit, but in the words of Pogo, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” https://t.co/EOLLL4fPLL
charliedepascale.blog
We’ve been dealing with artificial intelligence our entire lives – but in human form. Is it really all that different this time around? Computers may complicate the issue a bit, but in the words of…
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Assessment is at a crossroads. Fundamentally, the same one we stood before in 2010. That time we took the more well-worn path and that has made all the difference. Now we have a second chance to take the road less travelled by and see where that takes us. https://t.co/0kAjkWEoBC
charliedepascale.blog
Educational assessment is at a crossroads. Fundamentally, the same crossroads that we stood before in 2010. That time we took the more well-worn path and that has made all the difference. Now we ha…
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Not sure who is still on here but new article day! Follow the link for updated benchmarks for grade 3-8 annual growth and an investigation of what drives the considerable variability in growth across different scales.
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Benchmarks for “years of learning”–expectations for annual academic growth in standard deviation units–are popular to contextualize the practical significance of a causal effect. Though they are ap...
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At a recent TAC meeting, the state reported pressure to make the test shorter - again. I questioned whether there was a right answer. Will the test ever be short enough? When asking for changes to test length, content, or uses, what do they really want? https://t.co/eECqWbVpnX
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At a recent TAC meeting, the state reported pressure to make the test shorter – again. I questioned whether there was a right answer. Will the test ever be short enough? When people are askin…
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