If the sentence on such standardized tests
reads: The boy played with _____ truck, and the choices were
either his or their, of course the standardized answer would be
his. However, if the sentence were to read: The child played
with ______ truck, and the choices were the same, I think then there would
be a question of gender/cultural bias in this assessment.
Hopefully more times than not, students will be
assessed authentically through their writing and not by multiple
choice questions. This will allow them to show their knowledge
instead of limiting them to right/wrong answers that engage low level thinking
skills.
Alison
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I
have ended up where I needed to be. "
~ Kahlil Douglas
Adams