The Efficacy of Education

If something exists, then it exists in some quantity. If it exists in some quantity, then it can be measured.

Thorndike, R.
In education, the real question is, can we measure student achievement in a reliable, efficient, effective manner that we can communicate to make meaningful decisions about the educational programs for students?



 


Coming soon... "Words Their Way" Inventory analysis tool. Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton, and Johnston have put together a fantastic book on teaching spelling along with three spelling inventories to help determine a starting point for students with their word sorts. The Tool that will soon be posted will allow a teacher to enter incorrectly spelled words on one of the three inventories, and switch tabs to instantly see how to group students for spelling.


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