Sentences with phrase «beyond bubble tests»

3 Arne Duncan, «Beyond the Bubble Tests,» http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/beyond-bubble-tests-next-generation-assessments-secretary-arne-duncans-remarks-state-l.

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For 21st century success, students will need skill sets far beyond those that are mandated in the densely packed standards — and that's evaluated on bubble tests.

In an effort to provide ongoing feedback to teachers during the course of the school year, measure annual student growth, and move beyond narrowly - focused bubble tests, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded two groups of states grants to develop a new generation of tests.

My commentary in Education Week explains why this issue is critical to determining whether the two consortia of states working to develop new assessments can fulfill their promise to move beyond «bubble» testing.

I believe that these rigorous standards have the potential to dramatically improve the quality of instruction in the typical American classroom — to move teachers far beyond the test - prep and bubble - kids obsessions of the No Child Left Behind era.