New York last year saw the highest rate of opt - outs in the country as parents protested the volume of testing required under federal law and the high -
stakes consequences on teachers, students and schools.
Not exact matches
But if people can't act
on their values when the
stakes aren't high, then how can they expect to act
on them when the
consequences of their inaction affect not only themselves, but an entire group of people?
The ultimate
consequence of this is that Gibbs will have to take a leaf out of his rival's book and bide his time
on the bench until an opportunity emerges for him to
stake a claim for a starting place once more.
Research Projects Art in Human Development Attention Related Disorders Research Project Exploring the Four Polarities in Child Development Evaluation of the Urban Waldorf School in Milwaukee Waldorf High School Research Project Learning Expectations and Assessment Project Waldorf Graduates Survey Colloquia and Conferences Towards Wholeness in Knowing; Pathways of Healthy Child Development Research
on Waldorf Graduates, Phase 1 Research
on Waldorf Graduates, Phase 2 Research
on Waldorf Graduates, Phase 3 Research
on Consequences of High
Stakes Testing Study of Parent Volunteerism
I had not
staked out an opinion
on the impact of mode of delivery
on the microbiome and long - term health
consequences.
A few of the speakers suggested imposing a three - year moratorium
on some of the high -
stakes consequences of the testing connected to the Common Core, including teacher evaluations.
«Raising the
stakes on tax avoidance», a consultation document published by HM Revenue and Customs, sets out a number of proposals relating to the promotion and use of so - called high - risk avoidance schemes, aimed at reducing the use of such schemes.1 Commenting, CIOT President Stephen Coleclough said: «Those members of the public who become end users of high risk avoidance schemes are sometimes misled by the promoters of such schemes and are not fully made aware of the risks or
consequences of their decisions.
«Since each of these corrections requires time for development and implementation, we strongly urge you to support legislation to create a three - year moratorium
on the use of state assessments for high -
stakes consequences for students and teachers,» the unions wrote in the letter.
Amid a statewide furor over the flawed implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards, the State Assembly
on Feb. 28 introduced a bill that would impose a two - year moratorium
on attaching high -
stakes consequences to the New York state tests for teachers and students.
But for industry and policymakers who make sweeping decisions that affect the environment — such as whether to drill for oil
on protected lands or build new nuclear power plants — the financial
stakes, potential
consequences, and complexity of the choices defy a simple weighing of pros and cons.
Alongside noting effects
on teaching and learning, the contributors to this volume illuminate other troubling
consequences of high -
stakes testing policies.
Assigning a failing grade to a school as a result of high -
stakes testing may be politically embarrassing, but it usually has no effect
on school budgets and almost never has any meaningful
consequences for individual teachers.
Tilles raises legitimate concerns about the use of these tests — the quality of the tests, their snapshot nature, the unintended
consequences of their being high
stakes — but seems to forget that 20 % of the teacher score comes from «locally - selected measures of student achievement» and that 60 % of evaluation is based
on «other measures.»
The evidence suggests that attaching
stakes to tests can produce some unintended
consequences, but there is reason to believe that it can also lead to gains
on low -
stakes exams.
With all of the high -
stakes testing in our schools, and the resulting judgments and
consequences for students and teachers, it is no wonder that schools are taking time away from activities like recess, breaks, art, music... to spend more time
on academics.
Conduct research
on the
consequences, both intended and unintended,
on high -
stakes testing and its impact
on the promotion, retention, and evaluation of students, teachers, principals, schools, and school districts.
NYSUT's board also withdrew its support for the Common Core standards as implemented and interpreted in New York state until SED makes major course corrections to its failed implementation plan and supports a three - year moratorium
on high -
stakes consequences from standardized testing.
A moratorium
on high -
stakes consequences would give SED and school districts time to make the necessary adjustments.»
Instead of making the major course corrections that are clearly needed, including backing a three - year moratorium
on high -
stakes consequences for students and teachers from state testing, he has labeled everyone and every meaningful recommendation as distractions.»
Instead of this minor concession, the nation really needs an indefinite moratorium
on high -
stakes tests and
consequences to allow the development of new assessment practices that actually support learning and teaching.
«High -
stakes» does not refer to the test itself, but rather the
consequences placed
on the outcome.
• Negative
consequences are exacerbated when high -
stakes such as school accountability or student graduation are solely based
on the results of those tests.
Now many state legislators are weighing in and supporting the union's common - sense call for a moratorium
on high -
stakes consequences.
This correspondence with President Obama and Secretary Duncan captures the divide that has emerged between the Obama administration and various self - designated reformers
on the one hand, and educators and researchers wary of the unintended results of policies linking high -
stakes consequences to students» scores
on standardized tests.
A moratorium
on high -
stakes consequences would make this possible.
So while he testified
on behalf of the state, he also testified he was not necessarily in favor of the
consequences being attached to the state's teacher evaluation output, even if as currently being positioned by the defense as «low -
stakes.»
New curricula could still be introduced, teachers would still be evaluated, students would still be assessed — but the pressure and stress of high
stakes consequences would allow this process to stay focused where it should be:
on improving teaching and learning.
Asked why parents were not made aware last spring of the potential
consequences of opting out, Green said the district's focus at the time was
on communicating with families that the district would not use the Badger Exam to make high -
stakes decisions.
What are some of the «unintended
consequences» we might anticipate from an emphasis
on high -
stakes testing?
At the end of January, Dr. Baker and two colleagues released a paper entitled «The Legal
Consequences of Mandating High
Stakes Decisions Based
on Low Quality Information.»
Although MTAS would like to see a reduction (and elimination in the early years) of standardized testing and time spent
on test preparation in CPS, the high -
stakes consequences of many standardized tests concern us equally as much.
If you are concerned about the harmful
consequences of standardized tests, please sign the National Resolution
on High -
Stakes Testing at http://timeoutfromtesting.org/nationalresolution.
WHEREAS, the new evaluation system based
on NYS Education Law 3012c disproportionately weights the use of high
stakes test scores over qualitative assessments as «Measures of Student Learning (MOSL)» in determining teacher performance, leading to a proliferation of Common Core - aligned tests with devastating
consequences for teaching and learning conditions in our schools, and
While our call for a temporary moratorium
on high -
stakes testing hasn't gained traction yet, the work of countless NCTE members continues to promote the positive
consequences of effective teaching and collaboration, when it is properly supported.
Decker is among a group of legislators calling for a three - year moratorium
on the «high -
stakes»
consequences of state testing, including using scores for teacher evaluations, graduation requirements and district accountability ratings.
The AFT has called for an end to the testing obsession and for a moratorium
on the high -
stakes consequences attached to the Common Core State Standards - aligned assessments until the more rigorous standards have been implemented properly.
We [also] called for a moratorium last year
on the
consequences of these tests, a brake
on the
stakes, until implementation was done right.
He and two other researchers recently published a paper questioning the practice, titled «The Legal
Consequences of Mandating High
Stakes Decisions Based
on Low Quality Information: Teacher Evaluation in the Race - to - the - Top Era.»
The time - deprived culture that educators Goodloe and Campbell describe is one of the unintended
consequences of the high -
stakes and punitive overreliance
on testing that characterizes the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
Her dissertation focused
on the
consequences of high
stakes exit exams
on students of color with dis / abilities.
Despite all of its noble intentions, this emphasis
on high
stakes / standardized testing seems to have done more harm than good and yielded troubling unintended
consequences.
Previously, I shared encouragement for approaching a big revision, as well as advice
on how to increase the
stakes (the
consequences for failure) in our story.
They carry a weight of
consequence that has the same leaden impact as someone going «all in»
on a high -
stakes poker hand.
One reason is that the
stakes are incredibly high:
On the one hand, mainstream climate scientists and environmental advocates who believe that there are severe consequences to failing to curb greenhouse - gas emissions; on the other, a loose coalition of skeptical or contrarian scientists, conservatives, industry interests, and outright cranks who may disagree on specific issues, but tend to believe the costs, economic and otherwise, of acting are staggerin
On the one hand, mainstream climate scientists and environmental advocates who believe that there are severe
consequences to failing to curb greenhouse - gas emissions;
on the other, a loose coalition of skeptical or contrarian scientists, conservatives, industry interests, and outright cranks who may disagree on specific issues, but tend to believe the costs, economic and otherwise, of acting are staggerin
on the other, a loose coalition of skeptical or contrarian scientists, conservatives, industry interests, and outright cranks who may disagree
on specific issues, but tend to believe the costs, economic and otherwise, of acting are staggerin
on specific issues, but tend to believe the costs, economic and otherwise, of acting are staggering.
The Energy Atlas comes at the right moment to enlighten policy - makers
on what is at
stake: fighting climate change and its disastrous
consequences, contributing to the well - being of all European citizens, and ensuring the competitiveness of the EU industrial base.»
The cases that must go to trial are often self - evident, whether from the severity of the
consequences of a plea, or the facts of the case.In civil litigation,
on the other hand, one of the greatest reasons I have found clients, defendants and plaintiffs alike, seek early resolution, is because in many cases, the legal fees are a significant percentage of the
stakes of the case.
Posted to: Parenting Self - management December 4th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by p
on December 4, 2009 at 4:53 pm permalink Reply My sentiments exactly Posted by J (the regular)
on December 7, 2009 at 10:00 am permalink Reply P, I'm in a similar situation (though 25 so the
stakes and
consequences are different of course) so I can definitely feel for you.
In situations where public health and safety are at
stake, landing a job you're not qualified for by offering false information
on your job application can have disastrous
consequences.