Sentences with phrase «stakes assessments turn»

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Critics of U.S. schools» heavy emphasis on testing charge that the high - stakes assessments inflict anxiety on students and teachers, turning classrooms into test - preparation factories instead of laboratories of genuine, meaningful learning.

As test - preparation materials leap off the printed page and onto the Web, an increasing number of states and districts are turning to online test - prep programs to help raise student scores on high - stakes assessments, Advanced Placement tests, and college - entrance exams.

«We think that turns one assessment item out of four into a high - stakes assessment item.

In almost every state in the United States, and in many countries around the world, there is serious policy and political focus on standards - based reform and the use of increasingly «high - stakes» assessments for students and, in turn, for educators responsible for student performance.

To give students a greater stake in assessments, the Oakland Unified School District in California has turned to graduate capstone projects.