An Alternative Approach to Gauging Readiness
Coalition of small schools in N.Y. uses performance assessments.
A coalition of small high schools in New York state is challenging the notion that using standardized tests and curricula is the best way to prepare all students for college-level work.
The New York Performance Standards Consortium is a network of 40 schools that have agreed to use common performance assessments as a requirement for graduation, rather than the more widely required state Regents exams.
Students at each of the schools must complete four common tasks to graduate: a research paper, a science experiment, a mathematical analysis, and an essay comparing works of literature. Students must defend their work on those assignments before a graduation committee that includes outside evaluators, in addition to successfully completing all courses. Teachers at each school use the same criteria to...
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