Sentences with phrase «of standardized tests»

Parents are opting their children out of standardized tests in increasing numbers.

Across the nation, tens of thousands of parents opted their children out of standardized tests in 2014, and this year, many more have or will do so.

The new evaluations are based on a combination of teacher practice and student achievement, which includes the controversial use of standardized test scores.

When we examine the results of standardized test scores we typically think we are seeing evidence of what students know.

The controversy over the use of standardized tests for evaluation purposes is the result of the assumption that those tests currently in widespread use are capable of differentiating between effective and ineffective teachers.

Education leaders are considering drastically cutting the number of standardized tests for public school students.

The state does not require the use of standardized tests as part of the identification process.

When the first round of standardized testing scores came out, it was no surprise to me to see that the charter school beat all the local public schools hands down.

To that end we continue to work with the department to reduce the amount of standardized testing in our classrooms.

Not only is it foolish to sell houses on the basis of standardized test results, but it actually does damage.

Amid complaints of disruption and angst in the classrooms, the state's major teachers union launched a petition drive asking parents to protest the use of a new set of standardized tests.

Among their objections: the requirement of a statewide teacher evaluation system that includes the use of standardized test data.

Whether it's an unhappy parent, the pressure of standardized tests, students with behavior challenges, or something personal, staff members go through difficult patches.

This might reduce the number of standardized tests students take, especially if they attend school in a district that has adopted numerous local tests on top of what the state requires.

The goal of these standardized test by states and colleges is not to predict great educational leaders or school principals.

Still, some critics of standardized testing question the use of more exams, especially for younger children.

Accountability is based on a system of standardized tests that measure specific pieces of information.

But the value of standardized testing in terms of better understanding and improving a public education system as vast and fragmented as ours is undeniable, right?

The findings from these and other studies raise some serious questions about using results from state standardized tests to rank schools or compare them to other schools in terms of standardized test performance.

In spite of their exposure to much higher - achieving peers and a more challenging curriculum, marginal students admitted to exam schools generally do no better on a variety of standardized tests.

They are not the kind of standardized tests schools used to use.

In this world of standardized testing ~ does our current system of evaluation in education mirror the real world ~ where students will spend the rest of their lives working and striving for success?

It covers the cost of standardized tests, after - school programs, school buses, heating and cooling for school buildings, safety, and school lunches.

While you wouldn't know it based on the shallow media coverage, many educators consider the new generation of standardized tests to be far superior at assessing student learning than any previous tests.

So, the next time you hear someone cite research during a heated debate over, say, the effects of standardized tests, ask how the research was conducted.

The goal of standardized testing is to effectively measure performance and / or knowledge.

I am not an opponent of standardized testing, but I am an opponent of high stakes standardized testing.

Because value - added analysis accounts for the challenges inherent to urban classrooms, value - added analysis of standardized test results is fair.

Have we not learned enough about the limitations of standardized testing?

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.

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.

The purpose of a standardized test is to provide us a comparable metric for a small subset of what schools are supposed to produce, and it's very valuable for that purpose.

In this day of standardized testing, it's more important than ever before that every expenditure improves student learning.

When schools experience low test scores, there may be a tendency to do more practice of standardized test - like items.

Two major criticisms of standardized tests are that they are culturally biased and may not accurately reflect student learning.

This chapter begins with a discussion of the inherent biases of standardized tests.

As teachers, if we focus on the outcome of standardized tests, we may fear the results.

However, other factors at the secondary level such as higher number of students and growing prevalence of standardized tests for secondary students could strengthen the value - added measure at the secondary level.

Right now, students across the nation are embarking upon a series of standardized tests following intense days and weeks of test preparation accompanied by anxiety and worry from both parents and educators.

The left - leaning national organization looked at the number of standardized tests given in 14 districts — both urban and suburban — in seven states during the 2013 - 14 school year.

Students were also given a range of standardized tests assessing reading comprehension, word reading fluency, and vocabulary.

Even as a strong reader, I felt pressed in the reading passages section of standardized tests to exceed my normal reading rate.

In the era of standardized testing, incorporating these aforementioned lessons in the classroom isn't easy.