Sentences with phrase «most state tests»

Using a four - level rating scale, with level one being easiest, the authors said that they found no challenging level - three or - four questions on most state tests.

In most state tests, «difficult» means testing student achievement in conventional academic subjects at an earlier age, such as algebra in grade 8.

Most state tests measured minimal competency in reading and math.

Since state tests powerfully affect curriculum and instruction, most state testing programs present obstacles to developing high - quality classroom practices and fail to support strong school reform.

Because most state tests do not provide any opportunity for sustained and engaged thinking, they are poor tools for shaping or improving curriculum and instruction — a goal most states claim for their tests.

That's because most state tests have lower standards than the federal tests, and some states have since lowered their standards in an effort to show the kind of improvement the federal government has mandated.

Few people would defend the quality of most state tests and the low bar that they set to proclaim a student «proficient.»

Just as students were gearing up to take out their No. 2 pencils, Georgia officials decided to suspend most state tests in grades 1 - 8 this year after discovering that some 270 test questions were available on an Internet site for students, parents, and teachers.

State education agencies looking to improve long - term student outcomes, accelerate educational progress, and close achievement gaps can not afford to start their efforts at third grade, when most state tests begin.

White students in the district outperform white students across the state on all tests at all grade levels, and black students outperform other black students across the state on most state tests.

A 2012 study by the RAND Corporation, for example, indicated that most state tests do not assess «deeper learning skills» of cognitively complex tasks.

The kinds of assessments the consortia are developing, which rely more heavily than most state tests on open - ended tasks and student writing, are more expensive to develop than many current state tests.

«In the past, most state tests had no linkage to higher ed.