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Teacher Preparedness For Teaching And Assessing Depth Of Knowledge, Shelly Rankin Holmes
Teacher Preparedness For Teaching And Assessing Depth Of Knowledge, Shelly Rankin Holmes
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In the state of Mississippi, students in grades 3 through 8 are required to take an annual assessment, called MCT II, in Language Arts, Mathematics, and, more recently, Science. The results of this assessment may cause punitive consequences for each school and school district. State leaders have become increasingly concerned with student performance and accountability. Therefore, they have redesigned this assessment to accommodate a more challenging curriculum and to ensure alignment with national standards. The unanswered question is whether or not we have adequately prepared teachers for the increase in rigor and depth of knowledge for this assessment. A questionnaire …