«It's like taking a really high -
stakes exam with 100 questions every day, and if you miss a single question you fail,» they added.
Not exact matches
«Food safety is a high -
stakes situation and by collaborating
with Pearson VUE, we'll be able to leverage its technology to deliver better
exams.»
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.
«Rather, on the
exams themselves, women perform on par
with men when the
stakes are not so high.»
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.
Pass rates on the state's 10th - grade
exam, which was also a high -
stakes exit
exam for students, rose from 57 percent to 78 percent between 1994 and 2000,
with smaller yet still sizable gains in reading (see Figure 1).
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.
Sixty - six second - year high school students who were preparing during English class to take a high -
stakes exam (the PSAT) by practicing the writing section were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: a 30 - minute written «mental contrasting combined
with implementation intentions» (MCII) exercise or a control condition.
With the inevitable growth of web - based course materials and the corresponding displacement of traditional forms of classroom instruction, standardized high -
stakes end - of - course
exams are the future, even if they are under challenge now.
In particular, the 11th - grade tests are not required for graduation and competed
with other high -
stakes tests that juniors take, including the ACT and SAT college - entrance
exams, and Advanced Placement tests.
Schools nationwide are getting results
with Apex Learning digital curriculum: higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, improved scores on high -
stakes exams, and more students ready for postsecondary success.
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.
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.
Students in New Orleans» Recovery School District produced gains on Louisiana's high -
stakes exam this spring,
with 4th graders posting scores that showed across - the - board growth in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
The pushback against the Common Core
exams caught fans of high -
stakes testing off guard,
with estimates of New York test refusals now exceeding 200,000.
Today if you don't recognize Indiana's Superintendent of Public Instruction by name, you're probably familiar
with his policies — high
stakes reading
exams for third graders, merit pay for teachers, A-F grading for schools.
This use of high -
stakes testing can be contentious
with educators who believe they can not control the many factors influence a student's grade on an
exam.
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.
Just because a student receives extended time on a school
exam, is provided
with a scribe, or has the test read to him or her is no guarantee that he or she will receive these same accommodations on these high
stakes tests.
But since then, the high -
stakes testing movement has blown up:
with increasing frequency, student scores on standardized
exams are tied to teacher, school, and district evaluations, upon which rewards and punishments are meted out.
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.
There are plenty of strategies and tools you can equip your ELLs
with in the weeks leading up to testing that can lessen anxiety and help them put their best foot forward on high -
stakes exams.
«Our conversations
with parents show that they want tests and assessments which help schools understand their children - on a regular basis
with lower
stakes - rather than what are fast becoming high - profile, high - pressure
exams.»
This webinar will help teachers integrate online
with face - to - face instruction to personalize learning, increase engagement, and prepare students for high -
stakes exams without sacrificing class time.
With this kind of assertion waiting in the wings, educators are likely to challenge the use of summative statewide standardized
exams in high -
stakes evaluations.
The massive emphasis on new external, standardized
exams, often
with high
stakes attached, has intensified the domination of summative tests over curriculum and instruction — even though the research examined by Black and William supports the conclusion that summative assessments tend to have a negative effect on student learning.
The
stakes argument hinges on a mistaken impression of what the
exams say and what should be done
with the data they produce.
Such human error can be reduced dramatically
with online high
stakes exams.
Her dissertation focused on the consequences of high
stakes exit
exams on students of color
with dis / abilities.
Popular hypotheses for this include the idea that 12th - graders may be overloaded
with tests and simply don't take the
exam seriously since it has no
stakes attached.
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