Beyond Exams: How Continuous Assessment Could Change Testing (SEA)
In response to the challenges posed by standardized testing – S.E.A. in Trinidad and Tobago, some have proposed continuous assessment as a more balanced and holistic alternative.
The new school year is almost here. And if you are like most parents in Trinidad and Tobago, you are already thinking about it — whether that looks like organising the school bag, buying new exercise books, or lying awake wondering whether this term is going to be different from the last one.
In response to the challenges posed by standardized testing – S.E.A. in Trinidad and Tobago, some have proposed continuous assessment as a more balanced and holistic alternative.
When a child is struggling to read, the tablet is usually the first thing parents blame. I understand why — it is the most visible change in how children spend their time. But after years of working with children who read well and children who do not, I have come to believe the question “is screen time bad?” is the wrong question. The better question is: what is the screen time replacing?