Sentences with phrase «stakes exam at»

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He pushed several changes in the state budget that eased stakes associated with Common Core - aligned tests for students, and he signaled he would amend his signature teacher - evaluation system to shield teachers from the exams, too, at least temporarily.

Given the concerns raised by the Klein study regarding the validity of the TAAS exams in Texas, I decided to use the same analytical technique as Klein: comparing results on the FCAT with results on low - stakes standardized tests given at around the same time and in the same grade.

If the state had turned the MEAP into a high - stakes exam by making high - school graduation contingent on passing it, this would have affected only those students at the bottom of the achievement curve.

To sum up: 1) low - stakes tests appear to measure something meaningful that shows up in long - run outcomes; 2) we don't know nearly as much about high - stakes exams and long - run outcomes; and 3) there doesn't seem to be a strong correlation between test - score gain and other measures of quality at either the teacher or school level.

It is at the secondary level that they introduce the high stakes exams for students, with Japanese students required to take an entrance exam for upper secondary school and students in both countries required to take tests at the end of upper secondary school that will determine what kind of higher education institution they can enter.

States that are reluctant to implement a high - stakes high school graduation test might want to look at the old Regents end - of - course exam system as a possible model for a moderate - stakes student accountability system.

New York's Regents examinations served this purpose for over 100 years and states such as Florida, Alabama, Nevada, and Virginia had instituted high - stakes graduation exams at least as far back as the early to mid 1980s.

At the briefing, which was co-sponsored by State Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan and Senator John Flanagan, parents and students shared their experiences with New York State's high - stakes exit exams.

The reputation of the Welsh exam board is at stake after claims some of its examiners gave teachers unfair advice on upcoming GCSE questions, says the education minister.

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.

Critics contend that the opposite will happen: Teachers will not want to teach at low - performing schools or teach students who are not poised to score well on standardized exams because the stakes are too high or the system is unreliable.

By Jesse Hagopian, originally published at The Progressive Magazine As we enter the high - stakes testing season, a great uprising to opt out of these punitive and reductive exams is sweeping the country.

One of the largest student protests against high - stakes testing in U.S. history occurred last spring when many hundreds of students in New Mexico — at schools that served 90 % Latino students — walked out of school and refused to take the new Common Core exams.

According to the report, high - stakes high school exit exams — HSPA included — establish passing scores that measure proficiency at the eighth to 10th grade levels.

All educational assessments, from lengthy high - stakes summative exams to quick skill checks, share one thing in common: They provide a measure of student learning — knowledge, skill, attitude, and / or ability — at a specific moment in time.

Are K - 12 students ready to begin taking high stakes exams online at a nationwide level?

When Texas legislators passed a law in 2013 that sharply reduced standardized testing for public high school students, they included a provision aimed at easing the pressure of high - stakes exams for students in lower grades as well.

Because the CMA (AAMA) exam is a high - stakes exam, it is only offered at professional testing centers.