Standardized Testing in Global Education

Due to the rise in the use of standardized testing internationally, the use of tests designed to rank nations in order of perceived student achievement has become common. However, scores are often taken out of context which can lead to a narrowed curriculum and cultural generalizations. The intent of this blog is to examine the tests used to compare achievement scores, address any common misconceptions, and provide resources for teachers to connect their students to global education.

Monday, April 23, 2012

International Education Week

I have updated the "Curriculum Resources" area, here is a taste of what I have written about International Education Week:

International Education Week is a "joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education" and "is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States."

"The United States has always been a global leader in higher education, but to remain the leader in this ever-changing world we have to push ourselves not just to think globally, but to get out there and study globally as well." - H. Clinton

2 comments:

Katie MacLeodApril 24, 2012 at 12:07 AM
I am still figuring out how to format/organize. Ideally, this site would allow me to post under the "Curriculum Resources" page but I can't figure out how to do that. Instead it only allows me to make changes to the description, but not update an actual post and keep it separate from whatever else I would like to add later. So, alternatively, I have decided to make updates here, but also reflect any changes on the respective page. So basically this is posted twice at the moment for lack of a better way of doing this. If anyone knows how to create posts that automatically go onto a specific page please let me know. Or else can someone fill me in as to what the pages actually do???
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MeganApril 25, 2012 at 5:08 AM
I'm excited about your topic! Sorry, I haven't figured out how to post onto specific pages yet either. International education and various cultures' values are interests of mine, so I look forward to learning about how other countries' purposes for testing compare to ours!
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