Dennis Ashendorf

Problems With Multiple Choice Tests - BrainX - Lewolt - 2008

From a neuroscience perspective, alternatives must be found to the use of multiple-choice questions used in many online learning courses. Multiple choice is useful in summative testins (eg SAT), bu...

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Whitepaper Best Practices for Enterprise Collaboration

From SocialText, this document details the use of internal IM, blogs, wikis etc for a real modern business.

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Benchmarking for Success - Achieve - December 2008

From International Benchmarking Advisory Group, the importance of international assessments is clarified for a US audience.

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What the Military Knows about Education - CCF - May 2007

Using miliary approaches to education.

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Adaptive Testing Graphic Example - December 2008

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Diploma To Nowhere - Strong American Schools - 2008

Presents the two-headed problem of lack of challenging courses and the need for remedial courses in college.

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Singapore Math Government Secondary Curriculum - 2007

Straightforward listing of Singapore standards with justification.

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Singapore Math Government Elementary Curriculum - 2001

The elementary math standards of Singapore that are encapsulated within a Singapore Math curriculum. Notice it's straightforwardness and focus.

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21st Century Skills English High School Map - November 2008

Listing of what's really required of in English classes to help students succeed in the future.

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Improve Instruction - ACT - October 2008

The pilot project found strong indication that when high school courses are well-aligned to academic standards, growth in achievement occurs. Geometry teachers who participated in the project moved...