Hall-Dale Standards-Based Reporting

The Programme International Student Assesment (PISA) - 2006

There was much discussion at tonight’s meeting on the things that are “broken” that we (the educators at Hall-Dale) are trying to fix.  As educators we must focus on providing an education for our children that prepares them for the 21st century global environment.  This report is very telling and explains why we need to make changes in the education system that was built more than 50 years ago to prepare students of that era for industrialization.

We must prepare our student at Hall-Dale for this global environment that they will be living in.  This report explains some of the reasons we are trying to improve our student achievement, by using tools such as standards assessment and reporting, that help students, parents and teachers understand what the student “gets” and what they don’t.

This 2006 report, the Programme for International Student Assessment or PISA studies student achievement globally.

To illustrate my point, page 22 summarizes the science achievement for 15 year olds all over the world.  Who is number 1?  Number 2?  Where is the United States?
PISA Report 2006

More information on the OECD and PISA can be found here.

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