Chapter 10: MI Theory and Assessment

This chapter shows us how the use of different types of assessments fits better to a student’s actual learning than a standardized test does. It argues that if we agree that students all have different types of intelligences then a standardized test would naturally put anyone that is not a written learner at a disadvantage. This is very important in my classroom because the students deserve the chance to showcase what they have learned. It will be difficult to find ways to assess kids in math class that allow them to demonstrate the skills they are learning, but that is a challenge for me. It seems that politically the schools are stuck with standardized tests, but I can still find ways to let my students feel good about what they are learning.