The ASW is the best model of accountability I have seen because it is based on a growth-model of assessment just like the first five standards of the NCEES evaluation instrument. Student work is reviewed based on the amount of growth over a period of time as related to the NC Essential Standards. This eliminates most instances of inequality because students are not required to pass a one-time test to prove they learned something. Real life is not based on a one-time test. Real life rarely is pass or fail; it is based on a model of growth and improvement. If we establish a culture of accountability based on growth, our students and teachers can learn to trust in their own abilities based on knowing where they began in relation to how far they have come. In turn, they can use that correlation as a springboard to further motivation for
The ASW is the best model of accountability I have seen because it is based on a growth-model of assessment just like the first five standards of the NCEES evaluation instrument. Student work is reviewed based on the amount of growth over a period of time as related to the NC Essential Standards. This eliminates most instances of inequality because students are not required to pass a one-time test to prove they learned something. Real life is not based on a one-time test. Real life rarely is pass or fail; it is based on a model of growth and improvement. If we establish a culture of accountability based on growth, our students and teachers can learn to trust in their own abilities based on knowing where they began in relation to how far they have come. In turn, they can use that correlation as a springboard to further motivation for