Another thing that bothers teachers about high - stakes testing is that it seems to ignore the value
of teacher judgment.
This tool doesn't
replace teacher judgment; rather it helps to support the teacher in identifying which academic words to consider first.
Necessary schoolwide conditions for teaching and learning for meaning making include a strong teacher ethos and mission; trust
in teacher judgment; organization of the curriculum into meaningful units; and an infrastructure that provides the support students need.
Consequences need to match the circumstances of the problem, and for that we
need teacher judgment, not rigid systems.
Others have since suggested that the use of the five - point scale to grade student work depends too much on assumed «common sense» notions of achievement that — in reality — are based on
arbitrary teacher judgments with very little consistency between teachers, classes and schools, offering parents little in the way of useful information (London, 2012).
California has identified English learners based on how well they do on the language development test but has left it up to districts and students» teachers to also weigh a mix of factors,
including teacher judgment, scores on other standardized academic tests and parent consultations.
During this time she has worked alongside school leaders and teachers delivering a wide range of in - depth and flexible mathematics professional learning as well as presented a range of mathematics and statistics workshops, most recently with a focus on
overall teacher judgments and moderation.
In addition to student achievement outcomes the study revealed differential patterns in favor of Science IDEAS of the evolution
of teacher judgments of student reading proficiency across grades 3 - 7.
Careful to differentiate between student achievement and learning, Shulman also advocates for greater public trust
in teacher judgment.
We should also apply the criterion of
teacher judgment, which allows for teachers to consider standards that should be prioritized specific to their context and community.
It could be
teacher judgment, but many students don't have much direct contact with real teachers and the for - profit firms that deliver many of the online programs have powerful commercial incentives to declare that credit has been earned.
Teacher judgment — informed by knowledge of research and use of formative data — should always be a factor in decision making
After all, tests don't test everything, so
teacher judgment is a vital part of good classroom practice.
For observations, you should also be concerned about the dependability of interpretation and accuracy of
teacher judgment.
For oral questioning, you should be concerned about the dependability of the interpretation of answer (s) and the accuracy of
teacher judgment.
Teacher judgments and pupil behaviour influenced setting decisions but social class was more important.»
Individual teachers and their schools receive reports on the reliability of
teacher judgment, i. e., the match between the classroom teacher's rating and the final moderated placement.
Analysis of
teacher judgments of pupil achievement levels.
Although many aspects of the validity of performance assessments besides their relationship to external criteria are important to consider (see Baker, O'Neil, & Linn, 1993; Frederiksen & Collins, 1989; Linn, Baker & Dunbar, 1991), a design that demonstrates evidence for the validity of curriculum - embedded performance assessment and the trustworthiness of
teacher judgments is a key ingredient in demonstrating to practitioners and policy makers the accuracy and practicality of their use.