Sentences with phrase «weight than standardized tests»
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«The more weight put on standardized tests for children or teachers, the more school systems will focus on test prep rather than real learning.
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More than half of school districts on Long Island now have at least some board members emphatically against Common Core - aligned standardized tests and how they are weighted in teacher evaluations.
When judging school quality, the public gives much more weight to students» job preparation and interpersonal development than to their standardized test scores, the poll shows.
«While the UFT has supported some role for standardized test results in teacher evaluations, we also know that the more weight put on standardized tests for children or teachers, the more school systems will focus on test prep rather than real learning,» he said.
NEW YORK — As different states seek their own methods for evaluating a profession whose job security has long been determined by experience rather than performance, New York State is moving to develop tougher criteria for teachers that would give state standardized test scores more weight.