The Downside of Standardized Testing

dc.contributor.author	Intschert, Nicole
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-12T20:48:24Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-12T20:48:24Z
dc.date.issued	2013-12-09
dc.description.abstract	Children in the United States are tested “to an extent that is unprecedented in our history and unparalleled anywhere else in the world.” The federal No Child Left behind Act has triggered a standardized testing “explosion,” the repercussions of which have been felt throughout the nation. Standardized tests are those where “all students answer the same questions under similar conditions and their responses are scored in the same way, and may include multiple-choice or open-ended (constructed) responses.” These tests become “high-stakes” when the test results are used to determine significant decisions about student education, such as passing a grade level or graduating. Standardized test results in the U.S. are also being used to measure the performances of teachers, schools, and school districts.
dc.description.legacydownloads	Education__Downside_of_Standardized_Testing.pdf: 145 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020.
dc.identifier.other	10936023
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/73261
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	Buffalo
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	K-12 Education
dc.subject	Policy Brief
dc.subject	PPG
dc.subject	Poverty/Income Inequality
dc.title	The Downside of Standardized Testing
dc.type	article

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