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> My colleagues and I can attest to both general learning loss (ie., forgetting specific subject matter information) and a loss of broader “studying skills” (ie
by ekanes 4y ago
> My colleagues and I can attest to both general learning loss (ie., forgetting specific subject matter information) and a loss of broader “studying skills” (ie., coming to class and doing homework) after the pandemic.
No disagreement that grades are lower, but is it possible we are in some ways measuring the wrong things?
In a modern age, “remembering information” or “doing homework” don’t seem so applicable to the future.
Being in person can be important, but it’s for mostly social reasons, not the ones you stated.
- huitzitziltzin 4y ago> but is it possible we are in some ways measuring the wrong things? No disagreement, but we were measuring the same things pre- and post-pandemic. The negative effect on those measured outcomes is very real. It is possible that if we were measuring the "right things" (whatever those are) we might see no effect. A priori that's a little implausible IMO but I'm willing to entertain the argument! > In a modern age, “remembering information” or “doing homework” don’t seem so applicable to the future. Strong disagree on "remembering information is not applicable to the future." I partially concede on "doing homework", but honestly there is no other way to make the students attempt to apply the material they learn, and no way for them to understand what they don't understand except by attempting to apply it! Homework might suck, but there is a good reason everyone uses it!
- itronitron 4y agoIt would be nice to know whether, and at what grade levels, standardized test scores have been affected as I am inclined to believe that the standardized test scores (i.e. SAT) have remained stable.