Not exact matches
Using a
test - based strategy helps
content teams build a more mature and channel -
appropriate content strategy for social media.
«What we're looking for is a
test that's diagnostic,
appropriate in length, [and]
appropriate in
content,» Deutermann said.
Though the increased emphasis on the mechanics of taking
tests should be considered a factor in the increase of mathematics and reading scores throughout this period, survey results also found signs of significant changes in teachers» emphasis on
content in language arts and in the time devoted to
content appropriate to grade level in mathematics.
Candidates are also required to complete the
appropriate content area
test and the
appropriate Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT)
test.
New special education teachers who teach multiple core subjects, and who are highly qualified in either mathematics, language arts, or science at the time they are hired, have two years to use HOUSSE (or to demonstrate
content area competency through
appropriate rigorous
testing or coursework).
These include: · Use of instructional programs and curricula that support state and district standards and of high quality
testing systems that accurately measure achievement of the standards through a variety of measurement techniques · Professional development to prepare all teachers to teach to the standards · Commitment to providing remedial help to children who need it and sufficient resources for schools to meet the standards · Better communication to school staff, students, parents and the community about the
content, purposes and consequences of standards · Alignment of standards, assessment and curricula, coupled with
appropriate incentives for students and schools that meet the standards In the unlikely event that all of these efforts, including a change in school leadership, fail over a 3 - year period to «turn the school around,» drastic action is required.
The
content of the standards and of the SBAC
tests is simply what
test makers determined could be measured on standardized
tests, not what is
appropriate for students to learn or what fosters student growth as readers, writers, and thinkers.
These measures may include
test scores of various kinds, with greater weight placed on those that are the most direct measures of the
content being studied and on those that are most
appropriate for the students in the classroom.
When a course has Flex Assessments,
tests and quizzes automatically adjust to match any changes to the lesson sequence, prescriptive learning path, and
content of a custom course or lesson, so educators know students are always getting relevant and
appropriate test questions.
Students who score at the 88th to 95th percentile on at least one of the above CogAT subtests, will be screened further using the Iowa
Test of Basic Skills in the
appropriate content area at one grade level above their current grade level.
Students who score at the 88th to 95th percentile on at least one of the above CogAT subtests, will be screened further in the
appropriate content area using the Iowa
Test of Basic Skills at one grade level above their current grade level.
The structure and
content of the
test were not age
appropriate.
Tennessee also requires middle school teachers to pass the Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary Education
test, which, under the heading «reading comprehension strategies across text types,» requires teachers to know «how to select and use a variety of informational, descriptive, and persuasive materials at
appropriate reading levels to promote students» comprehension of nonfiction, including
content - area texts.»
At a certain point, you have to consider basic, grade -
appropriate vocabulary fair play for
test content.