Sentences with phrase «aligned assessments last»

Not exact matches

Last spring more than 3 million students in California, the largest number ever to take an online test in the state, took field tests of new assessments aligned to the Common Core state standards without major technical breakdowns or system crashes, according to state officials.

To this last point, we should ask ourselves whether it makes sense to align benchmarks on Common Core assessments (potential gatekeepers for high school graduation or college enrollment) with NAEP's Proficient benchmark when fully 50 percent of students judged merely «Basic» by NAEP's metrics go on to obtain a four - year degree (Scott, Ingels, & Owings, 2007).

When the California State Board of Education voted last week to once again delay holding schools accountable for their students» performance on new Common Core - aligned assessments, they had one thing right: Schools still haven't effectively transitioned to the new standards and are not prepared to help all children meet them.

The common standards have been a source of rancorous debate in New York, particularly after common - core - aligned assessments triggered a sharp decline in student test scores last spring.

(Kan.) The Kansas State Board of Education last week elected to withdraw from the state consortium known as Smarter Balanced, which is developing a student assessment system aligned to new Common Core math and English standards.

Over the last several years, states have taken great strides to align public - school expectations with college entry - level coursework and to upgrade high - school assessments to be better measures of college readiness.