Sentences with phrase «standardized tests»

Piece by piece, our entire public education system is being redesigned in the service of increasing scores on standardized tests of basic skills.

We should not evaluate our educational success based on standardized test scores in a few subject areas.

The controversy over the use of standardized tests for evaluation purposes is the result of the assumption that those tests currently in widespread use are capable of differentiating between effective and ineffective teachers.

In 2014, only 26 percent of students met postsecondary readiness standards on state standardized tests in at least two subjects, compared to 41 percent statewide.

As for standardized test results, 68 percent of those polled said they are very or somewhat important in measuring a school or district's success.

Other suggestions included adding a clear requirement to use state standardized test scores in evaluations.

But currently the only way to measure student achievement on a large scale is by using standardized test scores.

The No. 2 pencil evokes memories of the dwindling days of summer, students preparing to go back to school, and the anxiety associated with standardized test taking.

The state does not require the use of standardized tests as part of the identification process.

During the final year, student achievement was measured by standardized test scores and writing prompts.

They also raise important questions about the government's reliance on standardized test results as a guide for regulating the options available to families.

In reality, most people are quite adept at resisting corruption pressure, which is why the vast majority of teachers whose students take standardized tests do not cheat.

Another 65 percent of voters also did not feel that teacher tenure should be based on student standardized test performance versus 30 percent who did.

They are right in saying that all too often results from standardized tests do not get into the hands of schools (and parents) for too long a time.

And now, preparations for the next school year are underway, with top officials opening up bids for new standardized testing vendors and contracts.

A new study shows that students who achieve the highest gains on standardized tests do not show improvements in their cognitive skills.

More standardized testing of students, more data collection from teachers, more purchasing of educational reform materials and we can expect more punitive actions towards teachers and schools.

While I did nt actually instruct the boy, I had spent some time with him, when administering standardized tests, helping out with field trips, etc..

Fortunately or unfortunately, I have nothing good to say about standardized testing other than it exists.

It still requires annual standardized testing based on those «challenging» standards.

Public schools in 29 states took Common Core standardized tests for the first time this spring - another milestone in the long transition to higher academic standards.

The original state mandated standardized tests given in grades 4, 8, and 11 were designed to be monitoring devices, not diagnostic learning instruments.

The left - leaning national organization looked at the number of standardized tests given in 14 districts — both urban and suburban — in seven states during the 2013 - 14 school year.

For example, imagine a low - performing school that focuses on the limited range of material covered by standardized tests at the expense of higher - level skills.

A consortium writing Common Core - aligned standardized tests for 18 states released an estimate for how much their assessment will cost when it rolls out in 2014 - 15.

Among their objections: the requirement of a statewide teacher evaluation system that includes the use of standardized test data.

The first focuses on statewide standardized test scores and their uses, particularly how test scores are used in statistical models that evaluate the effectiveness of teachers and schools.

It's that other standardized test which research shows is a poor indicator of college performance.

Most community colleges have open enrollment and don't require standardized test scores.

As a result of these efforts, my students consistently scored above average in growth on state standardized tests when compared to their peers in the state.

The results indicate that a one - hour delay in start time increases standardized test scores on both math and reading tests by roughly 3 percentile points.

Given the frenzy over standardized testing and the pointless direction it is taking us in, I thought it was a pretty darn good read.

Schools with lower standardized test scores had higher rates of teacher exits, meaning that these schools were disproportionately impacted.

Learning math through standardized tests does not provide enough interaction.

The teachers, with written permission from the parents, obtained permission from the principal to have the student take the first grade standardized tests with those students.

Most of these schools also regularly collect portfolios of student work in an attempt to go beyond standardized test results and provide richer measures of achievement.

State standardized testing programs: their effects on teachers and students.

Although overall scores on national standardized tests have been among the fastest - rising in the nation, there are still stark achievement gaps separating white and black students and the wealthy and poor.

The state is shifting to a new standardized testing system so districts could vary in how they are able to make those assessments this year.

Many parents have continued to lead an opt - out movement in the hope that it will eventually rid or drastically reduce the public school standardized testing requirements.

The fact is that we use standardized tests because they are relatively inexpensive to administer and score, not because they tell us a great deal about the capacities of individual students.

While standardized tests didn't cause the curriculum to narrow, they're a useful reminder that some students have acquired a lot less knowledge than others.

There are many ways of assessing student performance, but only standardized tests permit an accurate comparison of teachers, schools, and school systems to each other and to norms or established standards.

Officials found that it's not more difficult to predict how students will perform in their first year even without standardized test scores.

However, there were no differences in grade - level standardized test performance in math or reading.