Monday, September 24, 2012

National Standards Data | Kiwiblog

URL: National Standards Data | Kiwiblog 
Education Minister Hekia Parata says National Standards data reported for the first time has set a baseline of Years 1-8 learner achievement. .... I hate that about NCEA. The modules also discourage students from drawing connections between different topics, but instead rewards those who memorize specific facts and regurgitate them, before immediately forgetting them to ..... I'd suggest this says more about teacher interest in the tests than the children tested.