External standardized tests spark debate in education
Educators critique external tests that claim to measure intelligence or achievement. A joint report condemns excessive testing, noting time and cost burdens, and warns tests may skew education toward test preparation rather than learning.
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Washington
American Association of School Administrators
Council of Chief State School Officers
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Lee A. DuBridge
California Institute of
Henry Chaunhey
Glenn R. Snider
Eero Ware Refessor
University of
Aviation High School lights lead to brighter classrooms
Aviation High School in Redondo Beach installs 4000 square feet of luminous Launce snow panels from Filon Corporation to diffuse light in home economics rooms. The project aims to reduce eye strain and improve learning by upgrading classroom lighting while testing programs seek standardized equivalency across national tests to cut costs.
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Aviation High School
Redondo Beach
California
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A. L. Young
South Bay Union High
Filon’ Corporation
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Creativity curbed by development crisis in children
A University of Minnesota study led by E Paul Torrance shows creativity drops around ages five nine thirteen and seventeen as children confront sex role taboos and peer conformity. Researchers say prudish parental and school responses curb imaginative thinking, though some boys and girls adapt by changing play themes like a nurse kit or doctor's kit to be socially acceptable.
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Marcella Kelly
Washington
Torness
University of Minnesota
E. Paul Torrance
Bureau of Educational Research
Dir
Torrance
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