The latter requires a strict diet and blood
tests on a frequent basis.
Not exact matches
Results from annual standardized
tests can be useful for accountability purposes, but student progress must be measured
on a far more
frequent basis if the data are being used to inform instruction and improve achievement.
«Our children are therefore subjects of
frequent assessments and
tests that measure and divide them
based solely
on how they perform
on these external expectations.»
The change has three main prongs: principals making more
frequent and rigorous classroom observations; teachers in core subjects like math and English receiving ratings
based on how their students perform
on standardized
tests; and teachers in grades and subjects where those
tests don't apply devising other ways to chart student growth, in collaboration with their principals and using advice from the state.
In a study of three districts using standards -
based evaluation systems, researchers found significant relationships between teachers» ratings and their students» gain scores
on standardized
tests, and evidence that teachers» practice improved as they were given
frequent feedback in relation to the standards.