Sentences with phrase «test scores as»

Underlying the Big Data approach is a myopic focus on standardized test scores as the sole measure of student learning.

Testing as a tool of assessing student progress has been around since Day 1, but using student test scores as a measure of teacher effectiveness has caused a backlash in some quarters.

Current accountability approaches, however, usually rely on large - scale standardized test scores as the sole indicator of teachers» effectiveness.

Although Los Angeles is already piloting new evaluations to be launched next year, the teachers union has resisted the inclusion of test scores as a major factor in the rating system.

Teachers and administrators don't have to worry as much about student test scores as their public school counterparts do, because DoDEA is exempt from No Child Left Behind.

The study, released this week, found that 33 states confirmed at least one such case of cheating, and 32 reported invalidating test scores as a result of cheating.

More than 220 colleges and universities use Smarter Balanced test scores as evidence that students are prepared for entry - level, credit - bearing coursework.

The act's emphasis on test scores as the primary measure of school performance has narrowed the curriculum, and the one - size - fits - all accountability system has mislabeled schools as failures even if their students are demonstrating real academic growth.

«We use test scores as a proxy to make it seem like we actually know whether schools are succeeding or failing,» Chaltain said, adding that the rise in scores in the District leaves much unknown.

«The exclusive focus on test scores as the measure of educational quality should be replaced with the use of multiple performance measures including rates of graduation, college attendance, post-school employment, criminal justice system involvement, etc.,» Schaeffer said in an email.

More low - income students are enrolling in college, thanks to expanded needs - based scholarship and grant programs, a move away from standardized test scores as part of the application process, and other initiatives designed to recruit more diverse students.

which counter many of the perspectives Ripley puts forth, especially those that prioritize test scores as measures of students» success and the dismal outlook of American schools.

6 The report also recommended test scores as an essential metric of student learning — the first major use of testing as a tool to convert teaching and learning into data to be measured, compared, and consumed.

The NEA proposal uses student test scores as one of three evaluation components.

Still, the evaluation system has become a flashpoint, with critics pointing to the test scores as one problem with the Teacher Excellence Initiative.

Using any standardized achievement test for a purpose for which it was not designed violates nationally - accepted standards of the testing profession, of the state of Illinois and the U. S. Department of Education, and the guidelines of the test makers themselves (see Attachment 2 — PURE Fact Sheet: «Testing professionals oppose use of standardized test scores as sole or primary measures in high - stakes decisions»).

The pilots were also the first test case of the state's use of student test scores as part of the ratings for teachers whose students take the state's language arts and math tests, roughly about a sixth of the total.

Through their accounts, Rizga makes a strong case against test scores as a way to monitor individual learning and for teachers being in charge of school reform and accountability.

Previous research that looked at test scores as the sole measuring stick found a rise in housing prices of 2 percent to 5 percent.

«I don't believe merit pay based solely on test scores is appropriate,» said Marc Liebman, superintendent of the Berryessa Union School District in San Jose, Calif. «The research I did [for] my doctorate... indicated that using test scores as a hammer doesn't work.

He acknowledged that the analysis is limited in its heavy reliance on test scores as an indicator of student and school success and in its inability to measure every factor that goes into the parental decision - making process.

The board wants to include students» test scores as part of a teacher's performance review, something union leaders have opposed because they believe that standardized test results are an unfair and incomplete measure of a teacher.

WRT getting rid of ineffective teachers, the problem as I see it is that every evaluation method seems to include student test scores as one of (if not the only) criteria for... judging efficacy.

The district's performance review system for teachers and administrators — which is in its second year of testing and development — uses standardized test scores as one measure of how much a teacher has helped students progress.

Two separate education groups, which include teachers, parents and activists, last week endorsed the use of student test scores as one measure of instructors» effectiveness.

And at least for now, she downplayed any controversy in including test scores as part of the mix, saying it is tricky but so far the teachers union has acquiesced.

As the Courant article explained, «City school officials on Tuesday cited chronic absenteeism, declining enrollment and years of low test scores as reasons why Clark Elementary School should be converted into an Achievement First charter school.»

The arts integration program had a positive statistically significant effect on student standardized state test scores as compared to control schools.

No other country places as much value on test scores as we do.

«Multimetric accountability systems should use formative assessments, evidence of student learning, and progress toward personal growth objectives to measure student and teacher success rather than rely on standardized test scores as the primary reference point.»

«We care about test scores as a way to measure whether kids are on the right track today, but what we ultimately care about is kids being happy and healthy, being good citizens and having access to good jobs,» said Taylor.

The five Schools of Opportunity profiled here refuse to ration access to their most advanced and interesting courses, they refuse to push out or exclude students who struggle with behavioral issues, and they refuse to define test scores as their sole measure of success.

She pointed to the results of the OECD's 2015 PISA survey, which foundthat practical science experiments are negatively associated with pupil attainment — forcing authorities to return to test scores as the main means of judging what types of lessons are worthwhile.

Using elementary and secondary student test scores as one of three measures by which to hold teacher education programs accountable

Policies that use standardized test scores as the most important accountability measure for schools, teachers or students, and / or expand the use of standardized testing in our schools.

Reliance on standardized achievement test scores as the source of data about teacher quality will inevitably promote confusion between «successful» instruction and «good» instruction.

Loss of Talented Teachers: The move toward using test scores as a key component of evaluations and «merit pay» schemes may well push many talented teachers out of the profession.

For the past several decades, American education reformers have focused on reading and math test scores as the primary means of holding schools and teachers accountable for improving student performance.

The teachers association, which endorsed Newsom, also asks candidates if they will oppose using student test scores as an element in determining teacher salaries; support collective bargaining for school employees; and oppose replacing the pension system for public employees with a 401k - style retirement plan.

Using Student Achievement Test Scores as Evidence of External Validity for Indicators of Teacher Quality: Connecticut's Beginning Educator Support and Training Program.

I am holding you responsible for the 9 - year - old student who came to school with hardly any sleep after witnessing his mother administer Narcan to save his father's life, only to then take a three - hour test and I am holding you responsible for the autistic child whose parents opted him out of the test but the school counseled him back into... I hold you responsible for not passing legislation that allows for a public - school TEACHER to serve on the Board of EDUCATION, yet the chair of this Board, Paul Sagan can contribute $ 600,000 to a campaign that sought to charterize, segregate, and create a two - tiered system of privilege using high - stake test scores as the ammunition.»

Using students» reading test scores as an indicator of U.S. students» aptitude in literacy, more than 6 in 10 students at the elementary, middle and high school level are less than proficient in reading.

He's transformed the way educators are evaluated, putting much more emphasis on student test scores as a measure of effective teaching.

Differences over results Proponents say evidence is mounting that states with good alternative certification laws see increases in test scores as well as more minority teachers and more of the best and the brightest.

We chose the schools based on several factors, including recommendations from experts and high standardized test scores as well as attendance and graduation rates.

In an effort to settle the case, the district and its teachers» union reach agreement on an evaluation program that factors in standardized test scores as well as Academic Growth over Time, a mathematical formula used to measure student achievement.

It would be reasonable to expect that charter schools would see decreasing test scores as they educate increasing numbers of ELLs and students with disabilities, but Boston charters continue to outperform BPS.

We are stuck in the standardization of children ditch because we set test scores as our goal — in law and in the minds of Americans.»

Teachers could be evaluated on these test scores as soon as the 2015 - 16 school year, but they find themselves with less time to prepare for the more difficult new online Common - Core aligned exams on which they will definitely be evaluated — exams that experts across the U.S. warn will cause test scores to plummet.

In the meantime I've canceled my subscription to the Los Angeles Times because it accepted the test scores as valid without even investigating them, especially in regard to circumstances surrounding their validity and administration.