Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id TAA17509; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:55:30 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:55:30 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <366DE8AA.D69DFFA3@kdi.com> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Judy Hubble <judy@kdi.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:2741] Re: $ 7 million X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) You are absolutely right; however, how can we insist on regular staff development. We cannot ask people to take off a day of their full time jobs to come to our staffing (part-time Adult Ed teachers must be a certified teacher of some kind), our consortium does not pay for staff development hours on a Saturday. Again, we are in the circle. judy@kdi.com Precure Agnes wrote: > We have not found CASAS to "take over." What we have found is that because > CASAS is based on a list of life skills and work skills competencies, it > allows a clearer articulation beteween instruction and assessment. These > compentencies are a valuable tool for curriculum planning. > > I'm really not sure why many people seem so afraid of CASAS. It's just > another tool; one that is in some ways better designed than others, but > certainly not perfect. We have teachers who love it and treachers who hate > it. Those who hate it are often philosphically opposed to the idea of > standardized testing in general, or to the idea of a competency based or > contextualized approach to instruction and assessment. > > The idea that a test can "take over" implies to me a need for strong > professional development on the role of testing, clear messages about the > importance of any one test, and better training on the linkage between > curriculum and assessment, whether the tool is CASAS or another. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: abtom@mindspring.com [SMTP:abtom@mindspring.com] > > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 9:06 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list > > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:2696] Re: $ 7 million > > > > Another potential problem with CASAS is that is takes over... and the > > curriculum becomes entirely test-driven. Has anybody found that to be the > > case? Abbie Tom > > > > Abbie Tom, > > Durham Technical Community College > > Durham, NC > > abtom@mindspring.com > >
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