FCPS raises SOL testing standards
The Virginia Department of Education has revised its standards for SOL testing to include free response questions.
According to the Virginia Department of Education website, the new questions require critical thinking designed to prepare students for the challenges they will face in the next grade.
The new questions will make up about 15 percent of the modified SOLs.
“I think it’s a good idea,” math department co-chair Judy Greenblum said. “It’s important for students to know how to problem-solve and to think critically, rather than just … drill and practice kinds of questions.”
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