Sentences with phrase «nature of standardized tests»

If you wish standardized tests to be «absolutely trustworthy» you do not understand the nature of standardized tests or accurate procedures for evaluation of student achievement.

My top priorities during the most recent iteration of the bill have been: • Reducing the high - stakes nature of standardized tests by basing accountability on multiple measures of a school's effectiveness.

Uncomfortable questions about the nature of standardized testing, school goals, and leadership may arise.

Not exact matches

Finally, the researchers examined correlations among the nature of classroom assignments, the quality of student work, and scores on standardized tests.

And while some see portfolios as excellent qualitative measures instead of standardized tests, we know that the subjective nature of portfolio assessment can make it an unreliable comparison between schools.

One of the biggest complaints about NCLB was the test - and - punish nature of the law — the high - stakes consequences attached to student standardized test scores.

Though course work and grades matter for students» academic trajectories, the subjective nature of course grading suggests that standardized tests may be a better measure of the impact of double - dosing on math skill.

The teacher is still the best assessment tool because classroom assessments are formative (immediate) in nature, and over time they provide a cumulative, running record of achievement that is more reliable than any standardized test.

As educators, we realize that the quality of a child's education can not be measured solely by scores on standardized reading and math tests, which by their nature do not assess students» conceptual thinking, their ability to do research and to evaluate and defend ideas, their skill at written and oral expression, or their success in collaborative or teamwork settings.

The destructive nature of including standardized testing data in teacher evaluation is discussed above.

Standardized reading tests, by their nature, don't test any particular body of knowledge.

Even more astounding, despite the self - selecting and exclusive nature of charters, researcher Myron Orfield found that Chicago's public schools outperform charters on standardized test passing and growth rates in both reading and math, and high school graduation rates.

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.

And on the formative nature of such tests, as it was then: «Teachers rarely consult standardized test results except, perhaps, for initial grouping or placement of students, and they believe that the tests are of more value to school or district administrators than to themselves.»

Facing push back from teachers and parents about the pace and nature of education reforms, Governor Malloy was forced to call for a «slow down» in the pace of reforms, especially tying teacher evaluations to standardized test results.

This new award - winning documentary reveals the stark contrasts between America's obsession with standardized tests, at the cost of everything else, and Scandinavia's embrace of all things nature - based.