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Paradoxes of High-Stakes Testing
Journal of Education, 2010Over the centuries and across nations, tests have been employed as bureaucratic tools for a variety of purposes. As far back as 200 BC, the Chinese used tests to help eliminate patronage and open access to the civil service. The Dead Sea scrolls describe the use of tests by the Qumran community to determine when a man was ready to become a formal ...
George Madaus, Michael Russell
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Theory and Research in Education, 2004
This response argues that, although evaluation of student learning is required for accountability, high stakes testing is not required and may even be counterproductive. It also questions whether the goals of the ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ are reasonable and contends that, if they are not, there may be no justification for imposing punishments and ...
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This response argues that, although evaluation of student learning is required for accountability, high stakes testing is not required and may even be counterproductive. It also questions whether the goals of the ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ are reasonable and contends that, if they are not, there may be no justification for imposing punishments and ...
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High Stakes: Testing Irregularity
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2005With the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a stronger emphasis has been placed on state testing and accountability at the state and local levels. The news media continues to report testing irregularities as professional and community pressures are levied on educators to increase test scores.
Tricia Carson-Meyers +3 more
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Resist High-Stakes Testing!: High Stakes Are for Tomatoes
Language Arts, 2000Presents a call to action (including an outline of specific ideas) to educators to resist high-stakes testing, and encourages them to stand up for what they know about how and why children learn (not by the threat of being retained or not graduating) and how and what to teach (not teaching to the tests).
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2017
In the previous article on high-stakes testing, we looked at the origins and criticisms of standardized tests. In this article, problems with test construction and guidelines for improvement will be briefly visited.
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In the previous article on high-stakes testing, we looked at the origins and criticisms of standardized tests. In this article, problems with test construction and guidelines for improvement will be briefly visited.
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Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2009
The article discusses a case study that stems from actual events, targets the issue of ethics in schools, and is applicable for use in a variety of educational leadership courses. The article examines the issues related to ethical responsibilities and high-stakes testing in public schools.
W. Sean Kearney, Page A. Smith
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The article discusses a case study that stems from actual events, targets the issue of ethics in schools, and is applicable for use in a variety of educational leadership courses. The article examines the issues related to ethical responsibilities and high-stakes testing in public schools.
W. Sean Kearney, Page A. Smith
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A Concept Analysis of “High Stakes Testing”
Nurse Educator, 2014The nursing community is troubled by the growing use of standardized exit examinations as a graduation requirement. After years of preparation, a single test score could prevent a student from graduating or taking a licensing examination. The tremendous importance placed on exit examinations qualifies them as "high-stakes testing," a concept not well ...
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High-Stakes Testing and Assessment
2007This chapter highlights the uncertainty, concerns, and approbation that accompany high-stakes language testing and assessment. It takes as a case study the language assessment of teachers of English in Hong Kong, and, in particular, the innovative performance test of teacher Classroom Language Assessment (CLA). The case study provides examples of major
David Coniam, Peter Falvey
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The Paradoxes of High Stakes Testing
2009As a nation, we spend more than $1 billion a year on federally mandated educational tests that 30 million students must take each year. The country spends an additional $1.2 billion on test preparation materials designed to help students pass these tests.
George F. Madaus +2 more
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The Wrath of High-Stakes Tests
The Urban Review, 2001Testing has become an attractive option for policymakers both because it has the potential to affect the behavior of educators in the educational system and because it is often viewed by the public as a way to guarantee a basic level of quality education.
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