by LSI Dylan Wiliam Center | Jul 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Dylan Wiliam Cherryholmes, Berlak, and others suggest that assessments are, inevitably, value-laden. Berlak says, “But as Cherryholmes argues, it is not only that subjective judgments are involved; it is also that constructs themselves are products of power and...
by LSI Dylan Wiliam Center | Jun 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Dylan Wiliam If you missed last month’s post, click here to see the first few questions I addressed. This month, I’ll answer a few more questions that readers have sent me recently. Question 4 As a school administrator for more than 20 years now, I find...
by LSI Dylan Wiliam Center | Apr 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Dylan Wiliam, Ph.D. In May 2010, the members of the Common Core State Standards Validation Committee were asked to make a straight up-or-down decision about whether the Common Core State Standards met with their approval. Twenty members voted to approve the...