Sentences with phrase «encouraged teaching to the test»

Teachers unions and some education experts have argued that value - added is an unreliable measure that encourages teaching to the test.

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Where US schools were encouraged to compete against other government - funded schools, for instance, the institutions started teaching to the test in order to improve their rankings.

«In reality, though, the system often seemed to set schools up to take the low road of improving test scores, not to encourage them to look deeply at the learning and teaching happening in classrooms.»

Another big goal of the Common Core initiative was to help states make the shift to «next generation» assessments — the kind that would encourage better teaching and learning in the classroom, tap the advantages of online testing, and remain faithful to the higher standards.

The good news is there's work afoot to create better tests that will challenge students to demonstrate more creative, adaptable skills — and, in turn, encourage teachers to teach them.

Much of the opposition to the Common Core — aligned assessments — particularly among parents — is related to a broader backlash against the amount of testing students now undergo and a perception that it diminishes instructional time and encourages «teaching to the test.»

Professional educators and their organizations were largely absent from the education summits, and complaints against policy shifts that encouraged «narrowing of the curriculum» and «teaching to the test» began to crop up.

When the knowledge demands of reading tests are unknown, it encourages teachers to devalue knowledge and prepare students by teaching comprehension «skills and strategies,» which are of limited value.

Techniques from real - time strategy games (RTSs) and massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) offer field - tested examples for teaching complex skills to large numbers of people in a way that is engaging, and encourages them to continue learning.

However, critics fear introducing any standardised assessment which compares pupils in different schools encourages teachers to «teach to the test».

ESSA's innovative assessment pilot encourages up to seven states to completely rethink the role of testing in teaching and learning.

This resource asks students to explore why the bible teaching from Genesis regarding creation might encourage Christians to have different views on animal welfare / testing.

Options might include testing reading annually, but eliminating stakes; testing decoding up to grade four; or substituting subject - matter tests to encourage teaching across content areas.

In other words, the goal is to have tests that support and encourage effective teaching and learning.

While reformers were besotted with No Child Left Behind as a great equalizer, critics argued that it encouraged «teaching to the test.»

If it doesn't directly lead to improved test scores, you aren't encouraged, or sometimes even allowed, to teach it.

We think that the best way of narrowing the attainment gap is to carefully test different approaches; build an evidence base of effective teaching strategies; then encourage schools, government, and others to apply an evidence - based approach to narrowing the attainment gap.

Many head teachers say that the tests damage children's education because they encourage teachers to «teach to the test», so that other subjects are squeezed out of the curriculum.

By teaching kids to test and retest, this tool encourages youth to make careful observations and modify the design.

The foundation has also drawn to a close its multi-year Measures of Effective Teaching project that among other things encouraged linking teacher evaluations to student performance, including test scores.

In California, there is general consensus that the performance assessment, which encourages students to focus on how they would teach a variety of students, has at least created more thoughtful teachers, even if the research isn't clear that the tests are improving the quality of the teaching force.

Including these measures along with standardized testing would not only encourage teachers to teach a wide range of subjects well, but would also accomplish Presidents Obama's goal to make all children college ready.

It is encouraging «teaching to the test.»

First, they contend that these exams detract from the larger goals of education by encouraging teachers to «teach the test.»

Educators and policymakers criticize NCLB for circumscribing curricula by encouraging the practice of teaching to the test.

If DCPS administrators had designed the unit tests to directly cover the content in the units of study, they could have encouraged teachers to teach that content instead of focusing on skills.

Teachers and parents charge that NCLB encourages, and rewards, teaching children to score well on the test, rather than teaching with a primary goal of learning.

Much of the criticism of the Bush - era No Child Left Behind law was that its over reliance on standardized assessments — and the subsequent pressure it put on teachers due to its punitive nature — encouraged educators to «teach to the test» at the expense of actual learning.

She argues that school reformers assume that schools can do more to address poverty than is realistic, that accountability policies encourage narrowing of the curriculum and teaching to the test, that vouchers have accumulated no significant evidence of effectiveness, that «virtual charter schools» are a ripoff of taxpayers, and that there are more effective policy solutions that are far from test - based accountability and «school choice» policies: social services for poor families, early childhood education, protecting the autonomy of teachers and elected school boards, reducing class sizes, eliminating for - profit companies and chains from operating charter schools, and aggressively fighting racial and socioeconomic segregation in schools.

One big issue is that evaluating teachers based on value - added encourages teachers to teach to the state test.

Proponents argue that using student scores on curriculum - based tests as a measure of school effectiveness encourages teachers to teach the curriculum.

The article correctly states that, «When everything rides on test scores, schools will encourage «teaching to the test» and even cheat to avoid being closed.»

In this two - hour driving experience, participants sit alongside world - class professional racecar drivers who encourage them to test Jaguar's high performance vehicles to their limits and teach them about safe performance driving, such as accident avoidance, handling, braking, and acceleration, in several closed simulated driving courses.

Any instructor teaching basic obedience classes should at least be familiar with the test and should encourage pet owners to certify their dogs.

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Professional Teachers educate students of various ages and complete duties such as developing lesson plans, joining students during trips, encouraging involvement, assigning homework, grading tests, reporting to parents, taking disciplinary action, and employing various teaching methods.

FIVE KEYS SCHOOL, Aurora, MO (6/2014 to 8/2014) Substitute Teacher • Created and implement core curriculum, based on each student's specific needs • Developed and implemented lesson plans in sync with students» varying educational needs • Researched for teaching materials and developed resources to use during class instruction • Imparted lessons in accordance to implemented curriculum and ensured that each student is at par with the information provided • Answered students» questions and assisted them in understanding difficult concepts • Encouraged students to think on their own by inspiring them to work independently • Marked and graded class assignments and homework • Created and administered tests on a periodic basis • Assessed students according to their individual milestones and created correlating reports • Maintained student information in a safe and confidential manner

• Assist the teacher in classroom activities while catering for emotional, psychological, social and cognitive needs of physically or mentally disabled students • Provide one to one tutoring and reinforce daily lessons in small groups • Identify weak areas of students and develop individualized lesson plans accordingly • Supervise the children during play and lunchtime • Inculcate strong moral and social values among the students to make them responsible citizens • Facilitate the teacher in conducting various classroom activities • Maintain all teaching aids in an organized manner • Devise need - based AV aids to facilitate teaching process • Assess multiple instructional strategies for effectiveness and change the teaching methodology as per requirement • Carefully record and gauge each student's progress and discuss the same regularly with teachers and parents • Encourage students to participate in extracurricular activities and boost their confidence in all possible ways • Communicate home assignments clearly, mark homework and test papers • Assist students in completing classroom assignments • Maintain daily attendance and early departure records • Discuss individual cases of individual needs and interests with teachers and parents of the student • Develop and implement targeted instructional strategies to cater for particular needs of each student • Observe students» behavior at playtime and chalk out a behavioral intervention plan to address any inappropriate, violent or disruptive behavior • Operate adaptive technological equipment single - handedly • Maintain complete confidentiality of student data • Aid physical, speech and rehabilitative therapists in their sessions and encourage the student to cooperate Encourage students to participate in extracurricular activities and boost their confidence in all possible ways • Communicate home assignments clearly, mark homework and test papers • Assist students in completing classroom assignments • Maintain daily attendance and early departure records • Discuss individual cases of individual needs and interests with teachers and parents of the student • Develop and implement targeted instructional strategies to cater for particular needs of each student • Observe students» behavior at playtime and chalk out a behavioral intervention plan to address any inappropriate, violent or disruptive behavior • Operate adaptive technological equipment single - handedly • Maintain complete confidentiality of student data • Aid physical, speech and rehabilitative therapists in their sessions and encourage the student to cooperate encourage the student to cooperate with them