"Testing fixation" refers to becoming excessively focused on the process of testing or evaluating something, often leading to neglecting other important aspects or potential problems. Full definition
Years of top - down edicts, mass school closures, privatization, and test fixation with sanctions instead of support haven't moved the needle — not in the right direction, at least. (aft.org)
But the critiques of NCLB quickly degenerated into blanket attacks on all standardized tests: «The tide on testing is turning,» said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, who then called for NCLB revisions that would «address the root cause of test fixation.» (educationnext.org)
«As passionate as I am about [Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's] test fixation, and the need to focus more on teaching and learning instead of teaching to the test, the stakes are, will children have a public education?» (hechingerreport.org)