Sentences with phrase «number of tests students»

Until more reform happens, high - stakes assessments and the sheer numbers of tests students are expected to take will continue to be issues of prominent debate in the education world.

As a result, NAEP never collected in its long - term trend assessment a representative sample of students for any specific state, and the median number of tested students in each state was very small.

I suspect the pilot may get more attention for reducing the number of tests students take and for spreading them out over the school year, so that students are assessed immediately following a unit's completion, leading to a cumulative score.

And there is growing concern among some parents that the number of tests students now take is excessive.

In Colorado, Johnston is working with the unions to develop sophisticated evaluations that will help consolidate the number of tests students are required to take.

Lea echoed the sentiment that adding to the number of tests students were required to take in the spring was not the ideal approach.

Duncan predicted that, in the end, improved exams would cut down on the number of tests students are required to take.

CEA has been a strong advocate for reducing the number of tests students are required to take, and today's state Board of Education vote to adopt the SAT as the state's mastery test for eleventh graders in place of SBAC moves Connecticut in the right direction.

While that may cut down on the number of tests students have to take, it doesn't do anything to promote the teaching of content.

Many states have already set out to cut the number of tests students have to take and the number of hours students spend taking the tests.