tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post5729387646293155040..comments2024-03-29T06:57:49.917-04:00Comments on Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: A Fundamental Principle: No Unnecessary Testing (NUT)Lisa Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-41175305043683535532011-08-26T19:28:08.517-04:002011-08-26T19:28:08.517-04:00I'm always a sucker for a good acronym and NUT...I'm always a sucker for a good acronym and NUT certainly is a good one. However, I'm not sure that the NUT approach is likely to be fruitful. It hinges on what people deem is necessary or not and I think that those who argue for standards-based assessment genuinely believe that they are necessary. I'm sure they will readily offer up as much evidence for their position as you do against it.<br /><br />Another approach would be to offer up an alternative to traditional testing approaches. The notion of a "test" as a list of questions to be answered in a single sit-down session is deeply ingrained in our thinking. Essentially, it is the idea that a test is for someone other than the learner. But there's no inherent reason to think that this is the only way to test learners' capabilities. How about if we turn this notion on its head? Can we perhaps devise "learner-centered tests" similar to our notion of "learner-centered education" where the focus of the test would be oriented toward how learners complete the test rather than the precise answers that they supply to given questions?Tryggvi Thayerhttp://www.education4site.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-69853387087602069042011-08-25T17:16:02.598-04:002011-08-25T17:16:02.598-04:00I am a NUT!!!!I am a NUT!!!!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257929350887078341noreply@blogger.com