Sentences with phrase «pressure from standardized tests»

But there's good reason that some teachers feel relentless pressure from standardized tests.

The early grades are seeing increasing pressure from standardized tests and homework and more emphasis on academics.

Not exact matches

In addition to pressure from peers, students spoke about pressure from adults, pressure related to standardized testing, and the demands of competing responsibilities.

Cowhey: What I am hearing from teachers around the country is that the overwhelming pressure to teach to standardized tests gets in the way of their ability to teach critically.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

In poorly performing schools, there are usually more challenges to contend with, such as demoralized staff (which often leads to high turnover), increasing pressures from district staff to meet adequate yearly progress targets on standardized tests, and physical environments that are poorly maintained and often unsafe.

Among the report's recommendations for reducing undue pressure on high - school students are making standardized tests optional or discouraging students from taking them more than twice, raising awareness of overloading on Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses and prioritizing quality, not quantity, of extracurricular activities.

Researchers from Europe, Asia, and Latin America were very alarmed by the current «reform» movement in the United States, fearful that the same trends — the same overemphasis of standardized testing, the same push for privatization and markets, and the same pressure to lower standards for entry into teaching — might come to their own countries.

Comment from Smith: Maybe we need to ask some of the big questions... like who benefits from the way things are now (standardized tests and other pressures of accountability that make good teachers and schools vulnerable to poor practices).

The case, arising from cheating revealed in 2009, highlights what critics of standardized testing argue is part of the downside of relying on the test results to evaluate teachers, principals and schools: Pressure to perform can lead people to cross the line when their jobs or merit pay are at stake.

The report also recommends that colleges work to relieve the pressure associated with standardized testing, such as by «discouraging students from taking an admissions test more than twice.»

I am dedicated to protecting early childhood from the demands of rigorous academic pressures and standardized tests, and promoting the value of play and its role in the learning process.