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The Salinas Californian
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Christina Hoag
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Nancy Kotowski
California’s students may be filling in fewer bubbles on multiple choice standardized tests in the future and writing longer answers instead.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson unveiled a set of proposals Tuesday to rewrite the state’s battery of standardized tests that students take every spring to measure achievement in English-language arts and math, readiness to graduate from high-school, and subjects such as science.
“Multiple choice, fill-in-the-bubble tests alone simply cannot do the job anymore, and it’s time for California to move forward with assessments that measure the real-world skills our students need to be ready for a career and for college,” Torlakson said.
“It’s going to be a dramatic change in teaching and learning,” said Nancy Kotowski, Monterey County superintendent of schools. “It’sexciting.”
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