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JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): And now the second of two stories on new learning standards known as the Common Core.
Last night, NewsHour's special correspondent for education, John Merrow, looked at how it could change teaching and curriculum
Tonight, he looks at the impact on testing.
JOHN MERROW: For close to 75 years, students have taken multiple choice tests. Although these tests may be good enough to evaluate basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills, they will not be able to assess the more complex college and career-ready standards known as the Common Core.
ERIN GARRY, The School for Global Leaders: The Common Core standards give us a road map of what skills students should have and how students should be thinking.
Each of you needs to have at least two pieces of evidence that you would use to support each idea.
JOHN MERROW: These new standards require students to think critically.
"Students Sound Off on 'Common Core' Tests" produced by Jessica Windt, Cat McGrath, Learning Matters
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