Friday, August 20, 2010

Re: QUERY - ERB's and their use

1. We administer the ERB in 5th, 7th, and 9th grade. In the US we conduct
the test in a classroom setting over the course of two days.

2. We've considered alternatives, in part because it is not presently
enmeshed in our curricular decisions.

3. In the US we frame the importance of the test as a diagnostic tool to
help guide course selection for future years. Otherwise we provide little
prep.

4. Scores get mailed home to parents and are reviewed when making course
selections. We plan to use them to inform the curriculum review process,
identifying gaps in skills and content, this coming year.

--
Chris Hempel
Head of Upper School

Manlius Pebble Hill School
5300 Jamesville Road
DeWitt, NY 13214
(315) 446-2452 ext. 126

On 8/20/10 10:45 AM, "Dean" <only1djf@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Greetings everyone,
>
> I have several questions regarding your school's use of the ERB:
>
> 1) Do you administer the ERB? In what grades? In what setting?
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> 2) Have you ever considered doing away with the ERB test or is it an essential
> piece of your curriculum?
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> 3) Do you provide any pre-ERB advice, prep to students?
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> 4) Do you mail home scores to parents? How do use ERB scores in your school?
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> Many thanks for your responses.
>
> Dean J. Fusto
> Head of Upper School
> Assistant Head of School
> www.bement.org
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