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Testing is accomplished in
the classrooms in different ways depending on the age of
the child. The goal is mastery of a concept or material
before the child moves to the next sequence of lesson presentations.
- The
early materials are self-correcting and provide a "test" of skill within the use of the material. Children
experience immediate feedback when a bead is left over
or the "pieces" do not fit. They discover their mistake
and try again without the teacher's help.
- The third step in each three-period
lesson is a test of the knowledge the child has
acquired throughout the period of work.
- Standardized testing is
given to students in grades 3 through 8. It is a norm-referenced
test and serves as a guide for teachers to see what
areas of the curriculum need attention. Parents use
the information as a benchmark of what skills are strong
and which need to be practiced. Students are given
the opportunity to practice their test-taking skills;
however, valuable teaching time is not sacrificed in
order to "teach to the test".
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