There is broad agreement that states» current accountability systems are overly dependent on standardized tests that do not (and can not) capture all the skills that students need to acquire, and that have sometimes encouraged teachers to engage in harmful curriculum narrowing and «test prep.» (educationnext.org)
He read the research, the data on curriculum narrowing and the unintended consequences of test - driven accountability practices. (educationnext.org)
Parents have every right and reason to be concerned with the deleterious effects of testing, particularly curriculum narrowing and excessive time given over to test prep. (educationnext.org)