Sentences with phrase «practices than standardized test»

Student work products or individual teachers» formative assessments are more relevant to instructional practices than standardized test scores are.

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In fact, on page 24, the report clearly says that the relationship between test prep and value - added on standardized tests is weaker than other observed practices, but does not claim that the relationship is negative:

Todd Finley (@finleyt) believes «high - stakes standardized tests (HSSTs) undermine effective practice, especially when we treat testing as content rather than just one of many ways of understanding what learners need.»

This is clear in a project called the Schools of Opportunity, launched a few years ago by educators who sought to highlight public high schools that actively seek to close opportunity gaps through research - proven practices and not standardized test scores (which are more a measure of socioeconomic status than anything else).