21. Progress Of Education Reform -- Assessing Student Performance - Tough Choices Critics of testing programs argue that the assessment tests in use today Educators should not “teach the test” but should ensure that students are http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/16/51/1651.htm

What’s Inside What we know and don’t know Using the right test Assessment Vol. 1, No. 6, March-April 2000 Education Commission of the States • 707 17 th Street, Suite 2700 • Denver, CO 80202-3427 • 303-299-3600 • fax 303-296-8332 • www.ecs.org Assessing Student Performance – Tough Choices The testing of American students is in the news every day. One in four Nevada high school seniors is in danger of not graduating because they failed a required math test. New York teachers are accused of cheating to raise their students’ test scores. M assachusetts students plan to boycott that state’s “unfair” assessment program. At the same time, Texas gains kudos for the “Texas Miracle” – annual increases in test scores. What’s going on? Are assessment tests ruining American education, as opponents claim, or setting new standards of excellence, as their advocates say? Unfortunately, there is no clear answer. Like the standards on which they are supposed to be based, state assessment tests to date have been subjected to little research on their intended benefits and unintended negative consequences. They are, however, popular, growing in importance and an increasing source of controversy. Critics of testing programs argue that the assessment tests in use today: Interfere with good teaching and learning by narrowing the curriculum and emphasizing rote memory Discriminate against minorities and poor students Increase the dropout rate Cost states and districts precious dollars more effectively spent in other ways

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30. ASSESSMENT, TESTING AND REPORTING 3-14 CONSULTATION ON PARTNERSHIP COMMITMENTS Consultation on proposed changes to arrangements for assessment, testing and to testing that are not helpful to pupils’ learning and classroom teaching. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/education/atrc-00.asp

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31. ASSESSMENT, TESTING AND REPORTING 3-14 - Our Response Ministerial response to consultation outlining the proposed assessment system The consultation assessment, testing and Reporting 314 (2003) sought the http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/atror-00.asp

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38. Assessment And Testing The primary purpose of assessment is to improve teaching and learning. assessments must be fair and Teaching, testing, and Testifying, January 2002. http://www.ncte.org/profdev/online/ideas/freq/109963.htm

document.write('') Search: Elementary Ideas Middle Ideas Secondary Ideas College Ideas ... Teaching Resource Collections Scholastic Levels Elementary Middle Secondary College Frequently Requested Topics Home Professional Development Online Teaching Ideas Center ... E-mail a Friend Assessment and Testing English language arts professionals believe in the value of a rich and varied curriculum, but such a curriculum is threatened by the restrictive influence of standardized tests. Since the 1970s, NCTE has repeatedly warned that a preoccupation with large-scale standardized testing leads to the distortion and reduction of curriculum and to unwise expenditure of public funds that could be better spent on teaching programs. This is still NCTE's position today, and it's more relevant than ever. High-stakes tests often fail to accurately assess students' knowledge, understanding, and capability. Therefore, using any single test to make important decisionssuch as graduation, promotion, funding of schools, or employment and compensation of administrators and teachersis educationally unsound and unethical. NCTE believes that a wide variety of assessments, such as writing portfolios, oral presentations, and group projects, should be part of a student's school experience and these means of assessment should evaluate both the student and the curriculum.

39. BBC | British Council Teaching English - Methodology - Testing And Assessment testing can be as much an assessment of the teaching as the learning; Tests can give students a sense of accomplishment as well as information about what http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/methodology/test.shtml

Think - ideas on teaching Talk - feedback and communities ... Think Methodology Pronunciation Literature Resources Speaking ... Writing Testing and assessment Richard Frost, British Council, Turkey I will always remember the horror of receiving my chemistry result when I was thirteen years old. I knew it wasn't going to be high, but to come bottom of the class was very upsetting. It was all made worse by the fact that the chemistry teacher read the results to the whole class, from first to last place. My humiliation was complete. Students can have very negative reactions towards tests and it's no surprise when they too may have had experiences like this. Why testing doesn't work Reasons for testing Making testing more productive Learning from tests ... Conclusions Why testing doesn't work There are many arguments against using tests as a form of assessment: Some students become so nervous that they can't perform and don't give a true account of their knowledge or ability Other students can do well with last minute cramming despite not having worked throughout the course Once the test has finished, students can just forget all that they had learned

40. BBC | British Council Teaching English - Talk - Vote testing in general word is good, even when you are teaching the beginning levels. I think tests should be the only criteria for assessment. http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/talk/vote/vote20_testing.shtml

Think - ideas on teaching Talk - feedback and communities ... Talk Vote Mailing list Questions and answers Comments ... Contact us Vote Testing and learning Testing is very common in the classroom. But what exactly is the purpose of a test? Are they designed to help students learn or to provide evidence of learning? Can tests in fact have a negative effect on learning? There is a related article on this topic which you may like to read before considering this point: Testing helps learning. Result s of voting 1: Totally agree 2: Agree to some extent 4: Mostly disagree 5: Disagree completely Total votes: 294 This topic is now closed. Thank you for your contributions. Your comments Rubayee, Bangladesh Tests are important in determining the students' learning achievements in the classroom; at the same time they also help teachers to monitor his/her teaching methods in the classroom. One must be careful not to take a test just to evaluate a student and his/her academic learning achievements. In order to be cautious of this common tendency (to judge a student) schools should have some sort of test policies for all teachers to follow. I am thankful to the BBC for providing this valuable information network. I hope many teachers try to use the information provided here and use it in their schools or share with their colleagues.

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