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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

Replace math placement tests with a “multiple measures assessment.” The response has been to move to multiple measures assessment (MMA). Traditional placement tests are clunky and high-stakes. They often don’t do a good job understanding the nuances of what a student has and has not mastered.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

Replace math placement tests with a “multiple measures assessment.” The response has been to move to multiple measures assessment (MMA). Traditional placement tests are clunky and high-stakes. They often don’t do a good job understanding the nuances of what a student has and has not mastered.