tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post1664462502516004331..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Kentucky's new Unbridled Learning off to mixed reviewsRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-88778690447132424742012-11-07T17:54:36.654-05:002012-11-07T17:54:36.654-05:00So how does my effort in my classroom with my stud...So how does my effort in my classroom with my students really impact one tenth of a point for my entire school's score much less how that compares to other schools?<br /><br />These attempts at appearing to quantitatively measure instruction and learning get crazier and more convaluted with each new leader and system. Unbridled Learning's KPREP is more akin to what is in the bottom of the stall than what what is in the feed box.<br /><br />Why aren't we working on soft skills like adaptability, social communication, service orientation, relationship development etc. You could have some of the highest scoring kids in the world academically but if they can't function outside the limited contexts of traditional scholastic activities what good is all those scores.<br /><br />When I interview teachers, the person who gets the job is not the one with the highest GPA or teacher candidate exam scores. It is the person who can communicate in an effective and socially capable fashion. Someone who can explain abstract views and who has references who can substantiate not just their intelect but also their ability to understand, adapt and create as a flexible team player. With the exception of the first year of KIRIS testing, we don't do anything to measure (ie value) those important skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-29889030439347583622012-11-07T13:41:17.750-05:002012-11-07T13:41:17.750-05:00Lumping Gap populations into one score homogonizes...Lumping Gap populations into one score homogonizes or even hides problems you might have with a smaller sub group. Take a typical small rural system where you might have 60% free and reduced lunch, 3% minority, 12% special education and > 1% LEP. You could score high on GAP but have minority and LEP kids doing poorly. Similarly, if you score low, where are you going to invest your time and resources to get the biggest advances if low performance is equaly bad in all sub groups.<br /><br />I remember with KIRIS and CATS when we use to spend a lot of time with gender gaps. Whatever happend to that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-15000105714070166332012-11-07T13:30:28.086-05:002012-11-07T13:30:28.086-05:00I don't understand how we can expect to compar...I don't understand how we can expect to compare growth from this year to next year when the state is dumping in program reviews which are a part of the school score.<br /><br />Self reporting and evaluation should never be a part of this sort of scoring system, especially when the state does not have a viable system of reviewing these scores much less determing their accuracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-32592593025493390332012-11-07T13:25:17.806-05:002012-11-07T13:25:17.806-05:00I thought that was one of the flaws attributed to ...I thought that was one of the flaws attributed to previous assessment instruments - the data was only useable within the state and had no national relevance or basis of comparison.<br /><br />If you follow that logic, we should not just be comparing ourselves to county next door but to the schools in states across the nation and not just a comparison of to some homogonized national average on an assessment instrument used by some schools in varying levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com