It sounds so simple: Test kids on what they should know, and hold teachers -- and students -- accountable for those scores. If students don't pass the test, then hold them back a grade or deny them their high school diploma. However, as large numbers of children -- including many ...
Such technology, more specifically called an exoskeleton, sounds like the preserve of the Iron Man series of superhero movies. Yet the equipment is increasingly being worn in real life around the world. And one manufacturer—California’s SuitX—expects it to go mainstream. “There is no doubt ...
which sets out three different forms learning can take and therefore be assessed, and I was particularly interested in the section describing cognitive constructivism (p25 in my copy) – that is, that learning is an active process of meaning-making, rather than a simple absorption of knowledge....