Many call this model of schooling the «factory model» because it was codified during the industrial revolution and follows the contours of a factory — blocks of students going down the conveyor belt of
standardized subjects and grade levels to produce industrial workers.
Not exact matches
Standardized tests should not be confused with the standards movement, which advocates specific
grade -
level content
and performance standards in key
subject areas.
Researchers found that it took Fairfax ESL students four to nine years to reach
grade level on
standardized tests in reading
and other
subjects.
ELA test scores are
standardized by
grade and subject level.
ELA
and math test scores are
standardized by
grade and subject level.
Summative assessments were defined as assessments such as state - or district - wide
standardized tests that measure
grade -
level proficiency,
and end - of - year
subject or course exams.
Many people, when they think of assessments, think of summative accountability assessments, those state or district - wide
standardized tests that measure
grade -
level proficiency,
and end - of - year
subject or course exams.
Achievement tests are typically
standardized,
and designed to measure
subject and grade -
level specific knowledge.
In WSI schools that effectively implement arts integration, a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students score «Proficient or Above» when compared to all students (not just economically disadvantaged students) at the district
and state
level, across multiple
grade levels,
and across multiple
subject areas on
standardized tests.
Similarly, the development of 21st century skills is measured by percentage of students passing 3 out of 5 core
subjects, which, again is only a meaningful goal if we know that core
subject classes are rigorous, providing
grade level instruction,
and leading to high
levels of performance on state
standardized tests.
«For
grade levels and subjects for which student
standardized assessment data is not available
and for teachers for whom student
standardized assessment data is not available, the [state's] department [of education] shall establish a list of preapproved options for governing boards to utilize to measure student growth.»
As for the curriculum you teach, you may have some freedoms about how you present the material, but for many
subjects and grade levels the curriculum is determined by the school
and by government legislation with an emphasis on
standardized testing requirements.