EDU 555 Curriculum Instruction Article Review Presentation Prepared

EDU 555 Curriculum & Instruction Article Review Presentation Prepared by: Mariam Hanani Ismail 2014827546 Prepared for: Mohamad Hisyam Ismail

Article. Information Summary Article Author: Christopher Longo Title: Fostering CREATIVITY or Teaching to the Test? Implications of State Testing on the Delivery of Science Instruction Year Published: Published In: 2010 The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Volume 83, 2 nd Issue

Summary How standardized testing affect the way students learn? The solution to solve problems that arise? How standardized testing affect the way educators teach?

Discouraging Creativity or Encouraging Ingenuity Article Opinion • Standardized testing weakens • Schools ability nurturing fluency students’ skills. and originality is at risk due to the preparation of testing. • Educators lose the purpose of • Students and educators has less meaningful and creative time to explore ideas. teaching. (Shellenbarger, 2011) • Results compare students, • Students and educators will do institutions and teachers. anything to pass exams. (Armstrong, 2013)

Creatively Teaching to The Test Article Opinion • Inquiry-based learning process • Inquiry based learning helps facilitates students getting students to discover “how we knowledge by discovering come to know” instead of process and not providing them. “what we come to know”. (Szalavitz, 2004) • Student generate their own questions. • Helps to deepen comprehension, make new connections and discovery on their own. • It stimulates and provoke students’ curiosity and engaging with the subject that student learn. (Rothstein & Santana)

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Conclusion • Inquiry enhances creativity and critical thinking skills. • It emphasis on HOW instead of WHAT • It gives student to have a life learning experience.

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