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What is he doing?

What is he doing?. What is he feeling?. Leslie Price Liberty University. A Workshop for Elementary School Parents. Standardized Testing and the Virginia SOLs. What are Standardized Tests?.

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What is he doing?

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  1. What is he doing? What is he feeling?

  2. Leslie Price Liberty University A Workshop for Elementary School Parents Standardized Testing and the Virginia SOLs

  3. What are Standardized Tests? • A test given under controlled conditions specifying where, when, how, and how long the test will be taken. • Established format • Specific instructions for teachers and students

  4. Why Use Standardized Tests? • Curriculum improvement • State accreditation • Achievement • Preparation • No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 • AYP (Annual Yearly Progress) • Accountability • Federal Funding

  5. Virginia SOL Tests • Must meet requirements of the Virginia SOLs

  6. What are SOLs? Standards of Learning

  7. Virginia SOL Tests • Must meet the Virginia SOLs • Measure achievement • English (3rd-8th) • Math (3rd-8th) • Science (3rd, 5th, 8th , and end of high school courses) • History/Social Studies (3rd, 5th, 8th, and end of high school courses)

  8. Who takes the SOLs? • All students in tested grades and classes. • Grades 3-8 and high school students • Accommodations or Alternative Assessments • Students with disabilities • Limited English proficient students • www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/participation/index.shtml

  9. The SOL tests are important, but they are not everything! Remember:

  10. References Kid Source Online. (2009). What Should Parents Know About Standardized Testing in Schools? Retrieved from http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/standardized.testing.html North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. (2004). Standardized tests. Retrieved from http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/earlycld/ea5lk3.htm

  11. References con’t. Virginia Department of Education. (2010). School report card: Accountability guide. Retrieved from http://www.doe.virginia.gov/statistics_reports/school_report_card/accountability_guide.shtml U.S. Department of Education. (2005, January 19). Introduction: No Child Left Behind. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/overview/intro/index.html

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