Sentences with phrase «stakes exam system»

These are the effects of a voluntary Regents examination system with moderate stakes, not the compulsory high - stakes exam system that New York is now phasing in.

Analyses of high - stakes exam systems around the world have demonstrated that they lead to significant achievement gains, but these are not comparable to the moderate - stakes system in Michigan.

Not exact matches

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.

When the MEAP high - school exam was a no - stakes test, students had no reason to try their best on the primary indicator of performance in the state's high - school accountability system.

The Chinese national educational system has won high praise as an efficient system with national standards, a narrow curriculum, a high - stakes test (the college entrance exam), and a clearly defined set of gateways to mark students» transitions from one stage to another.

Editor's Note: Since this video was filmed in 2001, the Urban Academy has become a member of the New York Performance Assessment Consortium, a coalition of public schools in New York State that uses a system of performance - based assessment in lieu of high - stakes exit exams.

While Dede urges the edtech and education worlds alike to consider the impact of high - stakes testing and the process of rolling out such exams, he also recognizes its symbolism in moving the education system forward.

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.

In reality, the United States may never move to a system of truly high - stakes exams along the lines of France's.

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.

The Education Department told schools and the federal government that there would be no high - stakes consequences for test scores in 2015 and 2016 because schools needed time to adapt to new exams and a new rating system.

Integrations with 3rd party systems provide the next level of service, whether it's automatic account creation, digital credential and transcript transfer, or practice tests for high - stakes exams.