Comments on: Say It Ain’t So, O. http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/21/say-it-aint-so-o/ Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:59:33 -0600 hourly 1 By: Rachel http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/21/say-it-aint-so-o/comment-page-1/#comment-4708 Rachel Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:52:35 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1259#comment-4708 Doesn't Rhode Island do something with portfolios and accountability? And, on another note, I don't think this is an issue that's going to get traction with voters less than two weeks before the election -- particularly given how little focus there's been on education so far. Doesn’t Rhode Island do something with portfolios and accountability?

And, on another note, I don’t think this is an issue that’s going to get traction with voters less than two weeks before the election — particularly given how little focus there’s been on education so far.

]]> By: Dan Willingham http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/21/say-it-aint-so-o/comment-page-1/#comment-4700 Dan Willingham Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:10:55 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1259#comment-4700 Portfolios are sometimes used as a method to allow the evaluator to do whatever he or she wants. So much of what's in a portfolio is in the eyes of the beholder (hence the unreliability) that if you want a person to be evaluated well or poorly, you can often use the portfolio as your ammunition. I don't think standardized tests are complete as evaluations, but adding a portfolio measure could render them pointless. Portfolios are sometimes used as a method to allow the evaluator to do whatever he or she wants. So much of what’s in a portfolio is in the eyes of the beholder (hence the unreliability) that if you want a person to be evaluated well or poorly, you can often use the portfolio as your ammunition. I don’t think standardized tests are complete as evaluations, but adding a portfolio measure could render them pointless.

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