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Nationally-Mandated S tandardized T esting: Does it positively affect classroom instruction?

Nationally-Mandated S tandardized T esting: Does it positively affect classroom instruction?. By Jenn Elliot. Issue Identification. A Nation at Risk and Standards-based reform No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 Adequate Yearly Progress. Case for Nationally-mandated standardized testing.

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Nationally-Mandated S tandardized T esting: Does it positively affect classroom instruction?

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  1. Nationally-Mandated Standardized Testing: Does it positively affect classroom instruction? By Jenn Elliot

  2. Issue Identification • A Nation at Risk and Standards-based reform • No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 • Adequate Yearly Progress

  3. Case for Nationally-mandated standardized testing • Higher standards • Previously basic skills tests provided “ceiling” of knowledge • Standards are to provide “foundation” • Improves teaching • Curriculum alignment • Eliminate the fluff • Improved quality of curriculum

  4. Case for Nationally-mandated standardized testing continued… • Provides better objective data • Student grades are not reliable • More data • Improved testing • Test performance has improved

  5. Critique • Standards are created but vary from state to state • Do we only teach standards that are tested? Is everything else fluff? • Data is not accessible and useful to all • Data does not show mastery of skills

  6. Case against Nationally-mandated standardized testing • Losing higher level thinking, changing curriculum, and narrowing of curriculum • Teach skill and drill • Shallow thinking • Focus more on basic skills and only whats on test

  7. Case against Nationally-mandated standardized testing continued • Losing valuable instruction time • More test taking time • Focus on “how to” take standardized tests • Non-tested subjects are pushed to the wayside and/or given little time

  8. Case against Nationally-mandated standardized testing continued… • Inequities towards students of diverse backgrounds • Tests are bias towards racially and culturally diverse learners • Standards and tests are not the same goals for learning disabled learners

  9. Case against Nationally-mandated standardized testing continued… • Test results do not tell what students have learned • Results are determined by “proficient” definitions defined by the state • Gaming of the system

  10. Critique • Techniques used to “teach to the test” are not appropriate for schools. • Perhaps teacher knowledge about how to improve must be changed • Testing is a part of assessment and teaching • Disparities and inequities need to be addressed in all facets of education, not just the tests

  11. My position: I believe… • Nationally-mandated standardized testing can have a positive impact on classroom instruction • Currently, many teachers and schools are putting up a wall to work towards school improvement and that may pose a problem to high student achievement

  12. Reflection • Difficult to find articles relating to my specific topic because there is so much out there • Research and analysis is an amazing tool • Provided me with insight and knowledge about research

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