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Testing: Skills or Content?

Testing: Skills or Content?

In his book, Cultural Literacy, E. D. Hirsch writes about his concern that our children are growing up without committing to memory those bits of information that are a part of our culture—the bits of information that make a person “well-rounded” and...
Anxiety Free Testing

Anxiety Free Testing

A person learns the most when mistakes are viewed as lessons to learn from, rather than failures. It’s said that Thomas Edison himself did over 9,999 experiments trying to invent the light bulb, with no luck. On the ten-thousandth try he got it right. When asked...
Use of Time – The Organized Disposition: “My time is for getting things done!”

Teaching the Organized Disposition Student

LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS Organized Disposition people prefer subjects and activities that are structured by nature; have sequential, ordered components; offer routine and drill; and give opportunity to take notes and be organized. They learn best when the teaching...
Teaching the Imaginative Disposition Student

Teaching the Imaginative Disposition Student

LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS Imaginative Disposition people prefer subjects and activities that are creative by nature, have artistic or philosophical aspects, offer beauty and aesthetics, provide artistic expression, and give plenty of opportunity to wonder, think, and...
Teaching the Supportive Disposition Student

Teaching the Supportive Disposition Student

LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS Supportive Disposition people prefer subjects and activities that are social by nature, involve human-behavior issues, incorporate personal feelings, and give plenty of opportunity to interact. They learn best when the teaching materials and...