testing Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/testing/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:19:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/doingwhatmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/house-tree-512od.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 testing Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/testing/ 32 32 89931359 The Madness of Multiple Choice, A Guest Post by Andrew Pudewa https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-madness-of-multiple-choice-a-guest-post-by-andrew-pudewa/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-madness-of-multiple-choice-a-guest-post-by-andrew-pudewa/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:27:55 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1316 If you’ve ever wondered whether Excellence in Literature needed a few multiple choice questions to make it “better,” this delightful essay by my friend and publisher Andrew Pudewa will make our position clear. Like comprehension questions, another pernicious evil, multiple-choice...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-madness-of-multiple-choice-a-guest-post-by-andrew-pudewa/feed/ 0 1316 Financial Aid: You Won’t Get it Unless You Apply https://doingwhatmatters.com/financial-aid-you-wont-get-it-unless-you-apply/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/financial-aid-you-wont-get-it-unless-you-apply/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1304 Do you have a teen who is filling out college applications? If so, there’s one more application to add to the list. It’s the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, informally known as the FAFSA, and if your teen wants...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/financial-aid-you-wont-get-it-unless-you-apply/feed/ 1 1304 What Does the Common Core Mean for Homeschoolers? https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-does-the-common-core-mean-for-homeschoolers/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-does-the-common-core-mean-for-homeschoolers/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:24:25 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1102 Common Core Standards are a cause for concern. The CCS promise to nationalize mediocrity and increase control over every aspect of K-12 education, and ultimately over every citizen. Here are articles and resources to help you learn more, including an alphabetical list of state groups opposing CCS.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-does-the-common-core-mean-for-homeschoolers/feed/ 7 1102 New Transcripts Made Easy Review https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-transcripts-made-easy-review/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-transcripts-made-easy-review/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:52:13 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=243 Cindy from Curriculum Choice (a delightful blog) has posted a very nice review of Transcripts Made Easy. I’m grateful for it, and happy to know that it’s still helping to calm those homeschool-through-high-school fears. High school transcripts and records really...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-transcripts-made-easy-review/feed/ 0 1807 How to Calculate +/- on a High School Transcript https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-calculate-on-a-high-school-transcript/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-calculate-on-a-high-school-transcript/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:45:48 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=224 How to calculate quality points for plus and minus grades on the high school transcript- here's a list.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-calculate-on-a-high-school-transcript/feed/ 0 1805 High School: A Four-Year Plan for Homeschoolers https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-a-four-year-plan-for-homeschoolers/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-a-four-year-plan-for-homeschoolers/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:24:00 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=93 Here is an academically-oriented four-year plan for homeschooling through high school, with an emphasis on preparing for life after high school. It’s excerpted from Transcripts Made Easy: The Homeschooler’s Guide to High School Paperwork, which is, of course, my favorite resource...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-a-four-year-plan-for-homeschoolers/feed/ 3 1766 Test Prep Workshops and a Few Special Links https://doingwhatmatters.com/test-prep-workshops-and-special-links/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/test-prep-workshops-and-special-links/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:45:12 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=87 I saw the first yellow leaves falling today; the pinks, hollyhocks, and marigolds are all setting seed; and homeschool groups are scheduling SAT and Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshops– fall must be on its way! It really seems too soon. It seems...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/test-prep-workshops-and-special-links/feed/ 0 1761 High School Scheduling — Some Non-Traditional Options https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-scheduling-some-non-traditional-options/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-scheduling-some-non-traditional-options/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:53:56 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/2008/02/05/high-school-scheduling-some-non-traditional-options/ When was the last time you thought about the best way to schedule your school days? Six subjects, one hour each per day, five days a week — ho hum. Maybe it’s time to ask some questions about scheduling! High school scheduling...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-scheduling-some-non-traditional-options/feed/ 11 1741 High School Requirements: The Wrong Question? https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-requirements-the-wrong-question/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-requirements-the-wrong-question/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:47:08 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/2008/01/15/high-school-requirements-the-wrong-question/ As you consider whether or how to homeschool through high school, there are a few major questions that may crop up. One of the first questions I often hear is about “high school requirements.” Parents wonder how many years of...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-requirements-the-wrong-question/feed/ 2 1739 High School Transcripts — Frequently Asked Questions https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-transcripts-frequently-asked-questions/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/high-school-transcripts-frequently-asked-questions/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:41:04 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/2008/01/08/high-school-transcripts-frequently-asked-questions/ Creating a high school transcript is easier than it looks, but there are a few transcript questions that tend to recur like dandelions in springtime. The beginning of the spring semester seems a good time to review a couple of...

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