Information to think about concerning the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning or WSAL.
Title: Information to think about concerning the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning or WSAL.
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Details: Words: 672 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Information to think about concerning the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning or WSAL.
Category: /Society & Culture/Education
Details: Words: 672 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The WASL
Students across the state are failing the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning or WASL. It is an epidemic that has yet to be cured. The WASL was created in 1993 to improve Washington's statistics on SATs and other like tests. I was unable to find out if this has happened. The WASL was designed to determine if Washington students were meeting the rigorous standards set in reading, writing, mathematics and other core subjects. …showed first 75 words of 672 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 672 total…child's knowledge you can have your child opt out. The public school district does not make this clear but as of now the WASL is completely voluntary.
Sources used:
Bergeson, Terry. (2004) WASL Assessment.
http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/default.aspx
Ensign, Gordon. (2002) The Washington Assessment of Student Learning.
http://www.lkwash.wednet.edu/lwsd/html/programs/assessment/wasl.asp
The Olympian. (2002) Failing Schools Could Lose Millions.
http://www.theolympian.com/home/specialsetctions/StateWorkers.20021129/17346.shtml.
