Sentences with phrase «stakes testing undermines»

The book's title, The Testing Charade, captures his point; excessive high - stakes testing undermines the goals of instruction and meaningful learning.

Has nearly 20 years of high stakes testing undermined the quality of life in the school day??

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Cuomo spent his first term attacking public sector unions, undermining funding for public hospitals and pursuing an education deform agenda that funded charter schools, pushed high - stakes testing and undermined public schools.

Hawkins had harsh criticisms for Cuomo's education agenda for shortchanging funding for public education, pushing high - stakes testing linked to the Common Core Standards to evaluate schools and teachers, undermining teachers» professional autonomy, and favoring private charter schools over public schools.

Most of the contributors to the volume have found evidence that policies that focus on high - stakes testing corrupt educational reform and undermine achievement, especially for at - risk students.

In the push for accountability through high - stakes tests, many policymakers are inadvertently undermining high - quality teaching and learning.

Even today, the AFT continues to lend some support to standards - based reform, while the NEA has opposed high - stakes testing, supported parents who boycott tests, and funded researchers to try to undermine standards - based reform.

Todd Finley (@finleyt) believes «high - stakes standardized tests (HSSTs) undermine effective practice, especially when we treat testing as content rather than just one of many ways of understanding what learners need.»

Despite continued support in the Republican - dominated State Legislature for high - stakes testing, there are signs that Florida is headed for a showdown with opponents of an education system that many say is undermining its original mission: to improve student learning, help teachers and inform parents.

Or would they think that high - stakes testing was directed at them: limiting autonomy in the classroom, placing excessive pressure on students and teachers, and undermining professionalism by assuming that teachers» own judgments of students» performance were wrong or inadequate?

Join teachers, parents and students to understand the role high stakes testing is playing in undermining great teaching and learning in our schools.

Are schools emphasizing the knowledge and skills that students need in a global society — or are they actually undermining their strengths by overemphasizing high - stakes testing and standardization?

«Pearson's promotion of high - stakes tests is undermining the ability of schools to provide a well - balanced and broad curriculum, while its involvement with low - cost private schools in the Global South is jeopardizing access to education for many children,» Blower said.

Stress on Students: High - stakes testing places tremendous stress on students as well as schools, often undermining students» self - confidence and love of learning.

WHEREAS, the over-reliance on high - stakes standardized testing in state and federal accountability systems is undermining educational quality and equity in U.S. public schools by hampering educators» efforts to focus on the broad range of learning experiences that promote the innovation, creativity, problem solving, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and deep subject - matter knowledge that will allow students to contribute and thrive in a democracy and an increasingly global society and economy; and

WHEREAS, it is widely recognized that high - stakes standardized testing is an inadequate and often unreliable measure of both student learning and educator effectiveness, and the over-reliance on standardized testing has caused considerable collateral damage in many schools, including narrowing the curriculum, teaching to the test, reducing student's love of learning, pushing students out of school, driving teachers out of the profession, and undermining school climate; and

Furthermore, the mayor's fundamental claim about de-emphasizing high stakes testing is at odds with the annual press conferences the mayor and chancellor have held, trumpeting any NYC score increases on the state tests — even as year - over-year comparisons have been undermined by changes in test length, vendor, and protocol, along with an opaque process of setting cut (or passing) scores only after tests are graded and persistent high opt out percentages in schools, districts, and across the state.

Moreover, administrators and teachers agree that high - stakes testing increases class disruptions by undermining engaging and meaningful instruction.

This new effort could undermine what has largely been bipartisan cooperation on the Core and is coming even as some states are already implementing the Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and math, and giving students high - stakes Core - aligned standardized tests.

Unlike high - stakes testing, which undermines good schools and prevents real improvement, better forms of assessment can play a powerful role in improving schools.

Undermining quality teaching and learning: A self - determination theory perspective on high - stakes testing