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Tests should make sense: Matt Lavery at TEDxOrlando

1,376 views · Published 14 November 2013 · 14:26 · Indexed 30 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this talk, Matt Lavery makes a powerful argument for re-evaluating the way we assess students -- and provides a practical, open-source roadmap to tests that make sense.

Matt Lavery became a sixth grade teacher to make a difference in the lives of children and to help them achieve their best. Three years ago he left the profession he loved to pursue a doctoral degree in the hopes of making a positive difference for even more students. A scholar of assessment and statistical methods, Matt strives to help classroom teachers analyze their own classroom assessment data to inform their own professional growth. 

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