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  2. Don't blame the tests: Getting rid of standardized testing ...

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    The attacks on standardized tests are part of a broader assault on academic sorting. Advanced learning classes in Boston have been canceled lest they create unequal outcomes . Others are going ...

  3. EDITORIAL: The hazards of standardized tests - AOL

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    Dec. 27—Last week, we talked about the results of several national and international standardized tests. While standardized tests are good for comparing large groups to each other, they are ...

  4. FairTest - Wikipedia

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    FairTest has directed campaigns against perceived over-reliance on standardized tests, while advocating for alternatives that they claim may enhance equity and quality in education. FairTest provides related information to the public and policymakers, organizes collaborative assessment reform alliances, and provides training and support to ...

  5. Why Some Schools Are Rethinking Standardized Tests

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    But COVID shutdowns made it harder to take the tests, accelerating the switch to test-optional admissions. Out of the 850 schools who use the common application, only 5% requested scores for the ...

  6. Standards-based education reform in the United States

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    the imposition of some high-stakes tests, such as graduation examinations requiring a high standard of performance to receive a diploma. In the process of establishing standards for each individual curriculum area, such as mathematics and science, many other reforms, such as inquiry-based science may be implemented, but these are not core ...

  7. Volvo effect - Wikipedia

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    Academic achievement, as measured by standardized tests, is correlated with the students' parents being able to buy luxury vehicles, such as this Volvo.. The Volvo effect is a critique of standardized testing in U.S. schools, especially the SAT, that says students from high-income families do better than students from low-income families.

  8. Why colleges are adopting standardized tests again

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    The test-optional movement, which gained traction well before 2020, had already raised questions and concerns about the tests' legitimacy, prompting some 200 four-year colleges and universities to ...

  9. Racial achievement gap in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...