Ameer is a good student.
He takes notes in class, does all his homework and participates in discussions.
He writes insightful essays and demonstrates a mastery of spelling and grammar.
He reads aloud with fluency and inflection. He asks deep questions about the literature and aces nearly all of his classroom reading comprehension tests.
However, when it is standardized test time, things are very different.
He still arrives early, takes his time with the questions and reviews his work when he’s done – but the results are not the same.
His grades are A’s. His test scores are Below Basic.
How is that?
How can a student demonstrate mastery of a subject in class but fail to do the same on a standardized test?
And which assessment should I, his teacher…
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