Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

After politics and religion, few issues are as contentious as standardized tests. To some, standardized testing overwhelms our schools and helps eradicate differences between students. Whatever your thoughts, there’s no denying that students are taking lots of tests. students were taking about eight tests a year.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2021

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is refusing to back down on a federal requirement that states administer standardized tests this year, although a letter to state leaders from the U.S. States concerned about the safety of administering a test during a pandemic may implement shortened versions of assessments.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 7, 2012

Recently New York City made public teacher evaluations based on student standardized test scores. This proceeded the state of New York''s decision to change how educators are evaluated, in part by connecting the standardized test scores of students into final ratings. Does this seem fair?

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

This year, many districts are replacing state standardized tests with PARCC or Smarter Balanced, two Common Core-aligned assessments designed to measure college readiness. The results of these formative tests can help inform lesson plans and PD sessions. Smarter Balanced.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

And perhaps most novel, instead of traditional tests, they’re using “Sparkle Sleuths,” one in an emerging set of assessment tools to measure their mastery. But with MIT reinforcing its work, Community Middle has become a test site for schools nationwide.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The beauty of playful assessment, she says, is that it can be done without interrupting the rhythm of learning, thereby alleviating student anxiety around testing. Teachers are evaluated on those standardized tests. These students rarely take multiple choice tests. They have high anxiety about it, too.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 26, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter NGSS Science Standards lessons require a high level of excellence. However, if you need a science curriculum, now is a great time to test and review this as a potential for your middle school. Such potential. I highly recommend this tool.

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User Generated Education

JULY 23, 2022

I think it is important to extend the use of coding and microcontrollers into creating physical objects for the following reasons: Standards Addressed. ISTE Standards for Students. Know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Many educators recognize that standardized tests don’t measure everything—and that some of the most critical types of growth can’t be measured by a numerical score. Seven years ago, during my first year of teaching, all of my eleventh graders failed the Georgia State End of Course Test in American Literature.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The post Teaching Beyond the Standardized Test – Preparing Our Kids for Life | @Edu21Century appeared first on TeacherCast. In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we speak with TED speaker Ted Dintersmith about his movie “Most Likely to Succeed.".

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 13, 2013

The Seattle Times reports the teachers union shares concerns the faculty at Garfield High has raised about district-required standardized tests. As a result, the Garfield teachers announced that no teachers at the school would be giving the tests this winter, even though the district requires them to do so. I want more ».

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

The post Prepareing Our Kids for Life … Not Standardized Tests appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. Follow our Podcast The TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network | @TeacherCast Follow our Host Jeff Bradbury | @JeffBradbury About our Guest Ted […].

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Step 1: Align Rubric Criteria with Grade Level Standards and Learning Objectives When teachers design a unit or learning cycle, they should anchor that work in grade-level content standards and articulate clear learning objectives. Next Generation Science Standard Grades 3-5 ETS1-2 Engineering Design ETS1.B:

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

PHILADELPHIA — In a city that’s struggled to meet the educational needs of many of its children, especially its most vulnerable ones, a select group of district high schools is shunning the traditional classroom model in which teachers dispense knowledge from the front of the room and measure progress with tests. We can’t ignore it.”.

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Prodigy

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Can game-based learning improve standardized test scores? improvement on standardized test scores. Here’s how you can use Prodigy to help prepare your class for state or provincial standardized tests: ?? The post How to Use Prodigy to Prep for Standardized Tests appeared first on Prodigy Blog.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

When the Opt-Out movement gained traction in 2015, more than 20 percent of New York students (about 200,000) in grades 3 through 8 declined to take state standardized exams, a statistic that raised questions about the future of such testing. Aligning tests with the ways students learn in the classroom is one of Gorin’s goals.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 9, 2022

Standards Addressed. Next Generation Science Standards (Science and Engineering). Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. Students: 1.4.a.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Students will take the test on computers and tablets at testing centers, rather than filling in scantron bubbles with their No. The test will also be shorter — two hours instead of three — thanks to shorter reading passages, and test-takers will be allowed to use a calculator for the math portions of the exam.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2023

Amidst the chaos of standardized testing, turmoil over standards and accountability, and the search for someone to blame for the recession, inflation, and consumer depression, we have work to do. (See How the Irish Saved Civilization , on e of the Hinges of History books by Thomas Cayhill. They are great books!)

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In the early 1990s, Kentucky districts were among those grading student portfolios and assessing performance tasks, instead of standardized tests, and they found themselves on the cutting edge of educational assessment. For example, states have to show that the alternative assessments measure comparable skills as the statewide tests.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 19, 2018

“… these tests are unable to measure all of what it is that makes you the valued person who you are.” – Principal Len Christie. In Chapter 17: Re-evaluate Value of the The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers , I discuss the high stakes associated with standardized testing: Standardized testing is stressful for students, parents and teachers.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 28, 2022

Last month, the College Board, which develops and administers the SAT, announced that the test would move entirely online by 2024. Many states already have an online option for standardized tests, which allowed students to take assessments digitally during remote learning.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 30, 2022

I believe all lessons should be interdisciplinary as I discuss in [link] : Standards Addressed. Due to the project’s cross disciplinary nature, standards were addressed from several disciplines: Common Core State Standards – ELA. Science Standard. GSS Engineering Standards. IS TE Standards for Students.

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Georgia Test Prep

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It is with great pleasure we announce that today we have launched Georgia Test Prep, an online solution to help parents and students of the state of Georgia create a solid foundation in Georgia Standards of Excellence. Why Georgia Test Prep? And thus Georgia Test Prep was born. It is available today at [link].

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2018

. To what extent should standardized tests play a role in college admissions? For many college admission officers, standardized tests provide a neutral yardstick for measuring student potential and performance. It doesn’t have to be this way. and “What is the best and fairest way to assess a prospective student?”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Over the course of my career, I’ve had some years where my students’ standardized test scores were on the rise , and other years where they stagnated. While educators are engaged in long-winded conversations about how these tests don’t accurately reflect student success, kids are losing out every day.

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EmergingEdTech

MAY 23, 2022

Image Source: Pixabay Test anxiety: we’ve all experienced it. Your palms get sweaty. Your stomach churns. You pen up the paper exam and suddenly your mind goes blank. You panic and, unless you manage. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 29, 2021

On the front lines of this endeavor are educators tasked with balancing mandated curriculum and testing with the responsibility to prepare students for college and careers. The former can result in perceived roadblocks to accomplishing the latter. Preparation just for promotion, graduation, or an exam doesn’t serve the best interests of kids.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The transition also put existing professional development standards and practices to the test. Last year’s rapid shift to remote learning intensified challenges for educators in the digital landscape.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2023

In its simplest form, this competition is about who can produce the highest student standardized test scores. No single indicator, like standardized test scores , can fully capture the complexity of school quality. Standardized tests certainly can’t capture characteristics like school culture.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

“Developing better tests of student learning in the 21st century is as futile as attempting to find a faster horse and buggy would have been in the 20th century.” According to Reeves, It is “not possible to reconcile the demands of 21st century skills with the realities of the traditional testing environment.”

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 17, 2022

Standards Addressed. As a STE(A)M lesson, it addresses cross-curricular standards: Next Generation Science Standards (Science). ISTE Standards (Technology). Next Generation Science Standards (Engineering). National Core Art Standards. Math Standard (see math labs below). Grades 6-8] (Source: [link] ).

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 4, 2023

Here is the second part of our series:] Teacher Tip #2 Quizzes and Tests Why quizzes and tests? ChatGPT is particularly useful in building quizzes and tests for standardized content and it can also save teachers much time. What is the name of the course being tested? you can only upload text.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 29, 2014

One of the leading educator organizations in this country is calling for an end to the over-reliance on standardized testing in accountability practices. I applaud ASCD''s decision to wade into the over-reliance of standardized testing issue by our federal and state education leaders and policymakers.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The first was that the timing of the March 2022 NAEP tests should give us pause when interpreting the results. during the months that immediately preceded the test. It’s difficult enough in normal times to help our students feel motivated for standardized tests.

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Edutopia

MAY 11, 2016

Illustration credit: ©AndSim/iStock.com Valencia Clay Education Equity Low standardized test scores are a reflection of being uninspired, not unknowledgeable. Teach your students how to care, lose their fears, and identify and overcome their obstacles.

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MiddleWeb

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The only student test data that really matters, says education consultant Debbie Silver, is timely, diagnostic information telling educators what their students know and can or cannot do. With that data, they can plan instruction and fine-tune teaching practice.

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