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I understand what it is trying to capture.

But my point is this:

Sending parents a report card that says things like:

Metacognition: P

is meaningless drivel. You really think the teachers assess each of the 30 kids' metacognition?  Of course not. Best case scenario they know whether they are keeping up with class discussions, and how they are doing on reading, math, and writing. That is what report cards should tell parents.  How are parents supposed to react if their kids metacognition is not up to standard, for example? How many parents do you think even understand the word metacognition?[/quote]

The report card does not give P/I/N for metacognition. There is no grade-level standard for metacognition ability. The report card gives DEM/PRG/N for metacognition -- demonstrating/progressing/not yet evident.

Do I think that a good teacher is able to distinguish accurately between demonstrating/progressing/not yet evident for metacognition for the kids in their class? Yes, I do.

If you think that the report card should only say whether they are keeping up with class discussions and how they are doing on reading, math, and writing, then I assume that you didn't like the old report cards either. Parents are supposed to react if their kids aren't showing age-appropriate metacognition ability the same way they should react if their kids aren't showing age-appropriate anything else. And if a parent doesn't know what metacognition is, and really wants to find out (as opposed to complaining that they don't know what metacognition is), it's not hard to get an answer.

(Also, if most elementary school classes have 30 kids in them, that's news to me.)[/quote]

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