Kathy and Mary-Final

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By Kathy Limmer and Mary Fisk

Do high stakes tests lead to the pot of

gold at the end of the rainbow?

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History of Standardized Testing Testing the knowledge of government job applicants on Confucian philosophy and

poetry.

IQ test.

Army Mental Tests.

ScholasticAptitude Test (SAT).

ACT as a competitor to the SAT.

Elementary and Secondary EducationAct of 1965 that required standardized testing

in public schools

No Child Left BehindAct of 2001 further ties public school funding to standardized

testing in public schools.

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Why Give Standardized Tests

The regular assessment of students serves critical educational and life-learning

functions.

It focuses the efforts of educators and students on mastering important material.

Testing provides educators with crucial intelligence about the needs and abilities of

students and the performance of academic programs. Regular assessment provides students and parents with useful feedback regarding

how well the student is building important skills and knowledge.

It provides students with an important skilltest-taking experience and facilitythat

will serve them well throughout their lives. A wealth of evidence confirms that testing

alone boosts student achievement (Wolf, 2007).

Results are used to create change in the classroom, ultimately strengthening our

educational system and international position (Association ofAmerican Publishers,

2000).

Scores allow administrators and teachers to gauge the performance of students

acceptance and effectiveness of the current curriculum (Nelson, Palonsky &

McCarthy, 2010).


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CBS Evening News

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Four years after President Bush signed the landmark education bill known as NoChild Left Behind, critics say the system has focused too much on testing.

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Negative Aspects of Testing Students need to learn coping skills.

Based on the location of the school, principals feel differently about the test.

The percentage of students passing state standardized tests has become the

defining measure for whether or not schools are successful.

Students are not being testing on a subject based test, but rather on how well they

can read and comprehend.

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Here is what Standardized Test Can Do

Hold schools and educators accountable for student performance on tests aligned to

high standards of what students should know and be able to do.

Evaluate programs.

Determine rewards and sanctions.


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What Standardized Testing Does Not

Show UsGrowth

Academic Performance

Outside Factors

Stress andAnxiety

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What Are the Problems with

Standardized Tests?Underfunding

One Size FitsAll

School Improvement

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What Types of Information Can

Standardized Tests Provide?

Tests can provide information on individual student or group performance that can be

interpreted and used in many different ways.

Students proficiency in basic skills and their ability to meet academic standards.

Testing data is used to generate information that teachers, parents, and policy

makers need to make decisions about schools and students (Association ofAmerican

Publishers, 2000).


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Who Supports Standardized Tests?

Teachers

A poll by theAmerican Federation ofTeachers (AFT) documented deep support for standards and

assessments among teachers. FromAFT website, TheAmerican Federation ofTeachers has, for many years,

been supportive of quality standardized assessment that is fair and timely, and that informs and supports

instruction. When used appropriately, assessments are a valuable tool in improving education for all children.

Standardized tests can provide useful data about student learning. When aligned with strong standards and

curriculum, for example, test scores can help diagnose student strengths and weaknesses, and can help

identify holes or gaps in the curriculum and standards.Assessment data can trigger important interventions

such as extra help for struggling students or professional development for teachers.

American Public

A survey released by the Business Roundtable in September, 2000, found that 85 percent of theAmerican

public says statewide tests are useful to schools in evaluating how well students are performing.

Parents

A survey by theAssociation ofAmerican Publishers found overwhelming parental support for standardized

testing.

Association of Test Publishers

The mission of theATP is to inform the public and governmental bodies about the contributions and critical role

that professionally developed and administered tests play in our society.


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Who oes ot S ort Sta ar ize

Tests?

Teachers

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The National Center for Fair and Open Testing

~Ultimately does not improve education

Authors

~Alfie Kohn

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Conclusion

Life is not a multiple choice test,

it's an open-book essay exam. --

Alan Blinder (Princeton).

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Not On The Test

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php

?title=Not_On_The_Test&video_id=25572.

Please enjoy this song from TeacherTube about standardized tests.


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References Association of American Publishers. (2000). Standardized assessment: A primer.Retrieved from http://www.aapschool.org/pdf/Testing%20Primer%20Revised.pdf.

Buck, S., Ritter, G., Jensen, N., & Rose, C. (2010, March). Teachers say the most

interesting things: An alternative view of testing. Phi Delta Kappan, 91. Retrieved

from http://mid-riffs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Buck-et-al-PDK-

article1.pdf.

CBS Evening news. Trouble with testing. Retrieved fromhttp://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=1472157n.

Egley, R., & Jones, B. (2004). Rural elementary administrators views of high stakes

testing. Rural Educator, 26(1), 30-39. Retrieved from http://mid-riffs.com/wp-

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Henning, J. (2006). Teacher leaders at work: Analyzing standardized achievement

data to improve instruction. Education, 126(4). Retrieved fromhttp://tccl.rit.albany.edu/knilt/images/0/07/Henning.pdf.

Kohn, A.(2000). Standardized testing and its victims. Education Weekly. Retrieved

from http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/staiv.htm.


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References Continued

Larson,H., El Ramahi, M., Conn, S., Estes, L, & Ghibellini, A. (2010). Reducing test

anxiety among third grade students through the implementation of relaxation

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Neil, M. (2003). Dont mourn, organize. Rethinking Schools. Retrieved from

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Nelson, J.L., Palonsky, S., & McCarthy, M.R. (2010). Critical issues in education:

Dialogues and dialectics. Education.

Paulson, S. E., & Marchant, G. J. (2009). Background variables, levels of

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etrieved from http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/389/512. Forster, J. & Chapin, T. (n.d.). Not on the test. Retrieved from

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References Continued

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