21. Position Statement High-Stakes Testing educate parents, community members, and policy makers about classroombased assessment;teach students how tests are structured, but not teach to the test. http://www.reading.org/positions/high_stakes.html

22. FairTest: Standardized Testing Damages Education Pressure to teach to the test distorts and narrows teachers are more helpful thanany screening test. assessment based on student performance on real learning http://www.fairtest.org/facts/howharm.htm

FairTest: 342 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 (617)864-4810 (617) 497-2224 (fax) Website: www.FairTest.org, e-mail: FairTest@aol.com Back to FairTest's Home Page HOW STANDARDIZED TESTING DAMAGES EDUCATION How do schools use standardized tests? Despite their biases, inaccuracies, limited ability to measure achievement or ability, and other flaws, schools use standardized tests to determine if children are ready for school, track them into instructional groups; diagnose for learning disability, retardation and other handicaps; and decide whether to promote, retain in grade, or graduate many students. Schools also use tests to guide and control curriculum content and teaching methods. Aren't these valid uses of test scores? No test is good enough to serve as the sole or primary basis for important educational decisions. Readiness tests, used to determine if a child is ready for school, are very inaccurate and encourage the use of overly academic, developmentally inappropriate primary schooling (that is, schooling not appropriate to the child's emotional, social or intellectual development and to the variation in children's development). Screening tests for disabilities are often not adequately validated; that is, it is not proven that they are accurately measuring for disabilities. They also promote a view of children as having deficits to be corrected, rather than having individual differences and strengths on which to build. While screening tests are supposed to be used to refer children for further diagnosis, they often are used to place children in special programs.

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Edina Public Schools Assessments Home/Overview Assessments Research Reports ... Webmaster Assessments Testing Programs Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) Minnesota Basic Standards Tests (BST) Summer BST Preparation - Questions and Solutions Questions A - Whole Numbers and Fractions Questions B - Percents, Rates, Ratios, Proportions Questions C - Number Sense Questions D - Estimation Questions E - Measurement Questions F - Questions G - Chance and Data Handling Questions H - Shape and Space Solutions/All - Answer Keys for A-H Achievement Level Tests (ALT) Cognitive Ability Assessments (CogAT) PLAN Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) ACT Grade 9 Writing Assessments National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Assessment Schedule with Brief Introduction to Assessments For an introduction to our assessment process and our 2003-04 Assessment Schedule, you may view or download our Parent Brochure in pdf format. Our

24. Assessment / Testing Getting Ready! Reading Assessment Handbook they should teach to best prepare their students for the test. Released Items andRubrics. Released items have always been included in the assessment Handbooks http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/cwp/view.asp?A=108&Q=98808

25. Converge Linda DarlingHammond teach the Children Well By inexplicable love affair with testing, said Dr explaining the tension between assessment, accountability and http://www.centerdigitaled.com/converge/?pg=magstory&id=3342

26. BBC NEWS | Education | UK Systems | Curriculum And Testing all primary schools in Wales teach Welsh as a at different stages core subjectshighlighted. testing. This baseline assessment is designed to provide more http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/uk_systems/93541.stm

CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE ... INDEX SEARCH You are in: Education: UK Systems News Front Page World ... Programmes SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker Mobile/PDAs Text Only ... Help EDITIONS Change to World Friday, 3 October, 2003, 11:00 GMT 12:00 UK Curriculum and testing A national curriculum is compulsory in all state schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and for virtually every pupil up to the age of 16. It is devised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and its partner authorities, the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (Awdurdod Cymwysterau, Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru - ACCAC) and the Northern Ireland Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA). Although it was introduced in primary and secondary schools between autumn 1989 and autumn 1996, it is an idea that has been common in other European countries for decades. The main aim of the national curriculum is to raise standards, making sure all children have a broad and balanced education up to the age of 16. In the past, many pupils dropped key subjects such as modern languages or science at 13 or 14. A second aim is to ensure that schools in all parts of the country are following the same courses. This has particular advantages for children who change schools when families move house from one area to another.

27. Converge November 2000 - Linda Darling-Hammond Linda DarlingHammond teach the Children Well. an inexplicable love affair with testing, said Dr explaining the tension between assessment, accountability and http://www.convergemag.com/Publications/CNVGNov00/darling/index.shtm

IN-CLOSE BY MICHELE NORMAN Linda Darling-Hammond: Teach the Children Well FEAR HAS NO PLACE IN EDUCATION. PEOPLE LEARN WELL WHEN TAUGHT WELL." Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor of Education Stanford University "We have an inexplicable love affair with testing," said Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, explaining the tension between assessment, accountability and student achievement. "We know that quality teachers are essential and that punitive tests don't work yet many policy-makers still believe that if you scare students and teachers enough, students will learn more. Fear has no place in education. People learn well when taught well." Recently, Darling-Hammond shared her thoughts on the meaning, and significance, of assessment and accountability in education. She also offered advice based on years of re-search, study and practical experience on how technology, assessment and accountability can benefit students, teachers and schools.

28. Register With ASE for graduate selection such as interviews or assessment centres A Graduate s Guideto Psychometric testing. Ian Florance explains. Who says you can t teach an old http://www.ase-solutions.co.uk/career.asp?id=199

29. PROPOSALS TO CHANGE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT, TESTING AND REPORTING FOR CHILD teachers can access assessments directly from the bank, rather than selecting membersof their neighbourhood and society and to teach them the National Tests. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/education/atspg-01.asp

sitestat("http://uk.sitestat.com/scottishexecutive/scottishexecutive/s?pubs.Publications.ProposalstoChangeArr.18371"); 7 June 2004 Home Topics About News ... Contents PROPOSALS TO CHANGE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT, TESTING AND REPORTING FOR CHILDREN AGED 3 TO 14 Introduction This consultation asks for your views about proposals to change the way that schools It is part of a wide consultation with all partners and agencies concerned with education for children aged 3-14. Issues for consultation You are asked for your views on three proposals: To replace current report forms with Annual Progress Plans To change the current system of national tests for 5-14 year olds To use a sample survey to check national improvements in attainment rather than national tests Sections A-C that follow look closely at each of these issues, provides some arguments for and against the proposed changes, and asks for your views. In each Section you are invited to consider different options. There are boxes to tick or fill in. You can also offer any other ideas you may have. Section 1 Reasons for the proposed changes There are 4 main reasons for the proposed changes set out in Sections A-C. More about each proposal can be found in the detailed consultation document on the website.

30. High Stakes Testing - Wrightslaw because it does not provide for an alternate assessment, provides no due process rights,obligations to teach basic skills. Articles About HighStakes testing. http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/highstak.index.htm

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33. SDSU Testing, Assessment & Research NTE) for certification to teach in elementary Russian Language Proficiency Test- to challenge SDSU Scholastic assessment Test (SAT) - for College Admissions http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/testofc/standard.html

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34. I Teach I Learn.com Expanding Education Awareness to hear criterionreferenced and norm-referenced testing referred to the drive towardsintegrating education, assessment and IT Top of Page i teach i learn.com http://www.iteachilearn.com/esl.html

Welcome to I teach I learn . c o m Home Contact us Project Laptop Volunteer Work ... Our Mission Solutions Testing Research Consulting itil. Family Teacher Ideas Lit. Assessment Cummins Web Lectura ... Co-op Inquiry Support Links Bilingual Education Version 2 News Bilingual Ed Ed Tech Structure Rationale ... Database ESL Structure in Elementary School Questions and direction toward more efficient school-wide second language instruction. Grouping The advantages of homogeneous grouping Backed by research. Allows for a higher degree of comprehensible input. More efficient. Sheltered instruction. Advantages of Multilevel –heterogeneous grouping for ESL –who does it, why No time wasted while students switch rooms Teachers have greater control of their schedule and can adjust it when necessary. Multi-level grouping is mainly used in adult community classes. It is seen as advantageous in that it offers individuals the chance to take classes in their neighborhood, with family members. It is also more cost effective for the institution providing the service. Step one . Set a start date. Target start date: 2-3 weeks from faculty consensus. st only?

35. NewsHour Extra: Tests Students Are Required To Pass - May 2, 2001 Saguaro has three separate assessment tests that they give throughout the year. Tomany teachers, more testing means they teach to the test and don t have time http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june01/testing.html

Get the Extra NewsHour History: Dropping the SAT: Should we keep the test or get rid of it? Pass or fail: The Standards of Learning in Virginia and the students who take them. Get the NewsHour History: Achievement gap: The widening space between the top and bottom test scores. Testing propsals: President Bush's new initiatives. Rod Paige: Meet the Secretary of Education. Testing the Tests: New high school tests that keep students from graduating. NewsHour report on the pressure to perform on standardized tests. (Apr. 26, 2000) NewsHour coverage of: Education and Youth Outside Links: Extra is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. National Association of State Boards of Education The Nation's Report Card FairTest: The national center for fair and open testing Classroom activities: Preparing Chicago students for standardized tests Pass this test or else May 2, 2001

36. Amarillo Globe-News: Local News: Curriculum Support Key To Test Success 11/05/01 and Skills, which will replace the Texas assessment of Academic we know what it iswe re to teach. testing and accountability are a reality to Texas teachers http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/110501/new_keyto.shtml

Site Navigation TABLE OF CONTENTS TODAY'S HEADLINES BROWSE OR SEARCH Obits Local News Classifieds Sports College Sports H.S. Sports More Sports Weddings Comics Opinion Engagements Dockets Forums Home News Web-posted Wednesday, November 5, 2003 ARTICLE TOOLS E-mail This Article Printer-Friendly Format Web posted Monday, November 5, 2001 4:13 a.m. CT Hard at Work: Chris Grabbs, a fourth-grader at Woodlands Elementary, works on his writing skills. Students prepare for the TAAS test all year by practicing on writing assignments. Steven Dearinger/ sdearinger@amarillonet.com Curriculum support key to test success By BETH WILSON bwilson@amarillonet.com The key to testing success lies with expert and curriculum-support teachers. The Amarillo and Canyon independent school districts have put money and resources behind this belief, with Amarillo paying stipends to lead teachers and Canyon hiring two teachers for full-time curriculum support. Both districts are preparing for a higher-level test, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, which will replace the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills in 2003-2004. Devia Cearlock, curriculum-support teacher at Palo Duro High and social studies learning team leader for AISD, said the state curriculum has been divided into six-week sections, so all teachers cover the same material in the same time.

37. NTLF Vol. 8 No. 5 1999 - Creating A Blueprint For The what the instructor is trying to teach them classroom assessment process and classroomassessment options Tips for Improving testing and Grading Survival Skills http://ctl.stanford.edu/teach/NTLF/v8n5/eric.htm

Volume 8 Number 5 Assessing Student Learning in College Classrooms Susan M. Brookhart Duquesne University A ssessment is important for both instructors and students. How does an instructor know whether students are learning what the instructor is trying to teach them? How do students find out how they are doing, and can they use that information to study more effectively? Would students be able to tell what the instructor thinks is important for them to learn by looking at the assignments that "count" in a course? These are questions that good teachers care about. Good assessment yields good information about the results of instruction; in addition, it is in itself a necessary component of good instruction. Students who do not understand what they are aiming to know and be able to do and how they will be expected to demonstrate their achievements will not be able to participate fully in managing their own learning. Assessment provides the basis for student course grades, which in turn have serious effects for students' progress through higher education, future course selections, and vocational and avocational choices. Thus it is imperative that student assessment information be of high quality: accurate, dependable, meaningful, and appropriate. Sound assessment and grading practices help teachers improve their own instruction, improve student motivation, focus student effort, and increase student achievement. Below are selected examples of classroom assessment principles and an overview of the literature about classroom assessment from the ERIC database.

38. Worldwide Language Institute - TESL The 120Hour International teach English to Children (TESL Communicative Activities;Oral testing and English Language assessment; Strategies for Self http://www.wwli.ca/tesl.html

Teach English to Children (TESL) Diploma Program The 120-Hour International Teach English to Children (TESL) Diploma Program (Full Time, 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday) develops practical skills in teaching English as a Second Language to children. The program covers a wide range of teaching skills and techniques involved in the instruction of English as a Second Language, including coverage of: English Language Teaching Methodology Classroom Management Skills Teaching Vocabulary, Structure, Functions and Pronunciation Development of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Skills Effective Teaching Aid and Resource Material Use Lesson and Course Planning Communicative Activities Oral Testing and English Language Assessment Strategies for Self-Evaluation Students who successfully complete the International Teach English to Children (TESL) Diploma Program will be eligible for enrollment in the 3-Month TESL(TESOL) Diploma Program offered by Vancouver Career College with native speaking Canadian students as peers and the opportunity to teach in classroom settings with ESL learners during their practicum.

39. CNN.com - No Time To Study Timely Events - Aug. 20, 2003 nationally mandated curriculum requirements and assessment tests means current theyhave highstakes testing, they have that they have to teach certain topics http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/08/13/sprj.sch.current/

The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-Mail Services CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Overview Profiles Interactive No time to study timely events Increased interest, little time to discuss world news By Marnie Hunter CNN Story Tools SPECIAL REPORT Standardizing America's schools Budgets cut student experience Keeping current in the classroom No Child Left Behind ... Special Report YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS War and society or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? (CNN) Some have called them the "9/11 generation," U.S. students who must confront and try to understand a rapidly changing world. From Afghanistan to Iraq, from Indonesia to Liberia, current events have taken on special importance for young Americans living in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks. But as much as most teachers and many students want to discuss what's making headlines, they say there's less and less time in the school day to do so. Mounting pressure to meet state- and nationally mandated curriculum requirements and assessment tests means current events rarely get discussed thoroughly, according to many U.S. educators. Stephen Johnson, a U.S. history teacher at Monterey High School in Lubbock, Texas, said he does not have much time to rehash the day's news with his 11th-grade history students.

40. Teaching To The Test the alignment between instruction and assessment We certainly what schools testwith what they teach soon runs the quality and value of standardized testing. http://www.asbj.com/achievement/aa/aa4.html

Teaching to the Test Increasingly, schools are finding it just makes sense to align curriculum and assessment. By Kevin Bushweller Teaching to the testthe very words have always been heresy to educators. Teaching to the test puts too much emphasis on standardized tests that are poorly constructed and largely irrelevant, the theory goes; it stifles creativity and encourages cheating.m m m m m iBut today a new perspective (and a new education buzz phrase) is emerging. It's called curriculum alignment, and it means teaching knowledge and skills that are assessed by tests designed largely around academic standards set by the state. In other words, teaching to the test. Better alignment, proponents argue, will make better schools. And indeed, ignoring the link between what is taught in the classroom and what is tested can have painful consequences. In Texas, principals can lose their jobs if their schools' standardized test scores don't measure up; superintendents can be fired and school boards can be dissolved if districts perform poorly. In Maryland, schools that don't do well on tests forfeit thousands of dollars in reward money; if their performance is consistently dismal, they can be taken over by the state. And beginning this school year in Broward County, Fla., one indicator of a teacher's overall evaluation will be based on standardized test scores, a significant motivator for teaching to the test. The push to forge tighter links between instruction and assessment is sparking a fierce intellectual battle that is being waged in newspapers and teacher lounges across the country. In an opinion piece for the

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