Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Relegating Student Research to the Past
The teacher professional development done by the Chicago Teachers' Center routinely focuses on asking teachers to create authentic learning experiences like in-depth research papers. Research from the Consortium on Chicago School Research supports this effort by showing that these types of assignments increase students' performance on standardized tests better than "drill and kill." But a recent survey shows that teachers are reluctant to assign this type of work because of curricular constraints - they have too much material to cover to make it practical. The move in general toward State standards that include content seems to be driving the decision by educators to avoid long, in-depth research projects. Read about a survey of history teachers in this article in Education Week Nov 19 2002 10:27PM ET [Moreover - US education news] |
Survey Discounts Attitude In Races' Education Gaps
A survey released yesterday found that blacks and Latinos are as likely as whites and Asian Americans to be eager and ambitious students, puncturing one of the assumptions often used to explain the yawning achievement gap separating the races. By Michael A. Fletcher. Washington Post Nov 20 2002 0:04AM ET [Moreover - US education news] |
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