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The first standardized tests began at the turn of the 20th century, after the founding of the College Board. The non-profit organization still administers the SAT today.
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 ...
Blaming the tests doesn’t help anyone and, contrary to accusations of cultural bias, it is the math section that is hardest for students. Undeterred, some educators, like the Oregon Department ...
Learner looked at news reports and press releases to track the efforts of colleges across the U.S. to reinstate standardized testing for admissions.
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 ...
The opposite of standardized testing is non-standardized testing, in which either significantly different tests are given to different test takers, or the same test is assigned under significantly different conditions (e.g., one group is permitted far less time to complete the test than the next group) or evaluated differently (e.g., the same ...
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 ...
There is conflicting evidence about whether teacher assessments of student performance and ability are consistent with cognitive assessments like standardized tests. Teacher assessment evidence comes from a relatively small number of classrooms when compared to standardized tests, which are administered in every public school in all fifty states.