Standardized Testing by Sarina Aragon https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8 en-us 2017-11-23 00:51:40 UTC 2025-08-02 21:40:04 UTC hello@padlet.com What Is Standardized Testing? tif675 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/209577066 Standardized testing is an assessment that is usually taken by students at the end of the year to gauge if students have learned the appropriate knowledge from their grade level curriculum. ]]> 2017-11-23 00:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/209577066 Biased Testing tif675 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210085758 standardized testing is not fair to students with differences in:
  •  learning styles
  • disabilities 
  • social class 
  • cultural differences.  
]]> 2017-11-25 23:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210085758 tif675 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210087272 2017-11-26 00:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210087272 tif675 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210087351 2017-11-26 00:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210087351 Learning Styles tif675 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210570311 There are seven different learning styles: auditory, visual, physical, verbal, logical, social, and solitary. Every child has their own learning style in which they prefer and learn best. ]]> 2017-11-27 18:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210570311 Social Class tif675 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210570708 Those who grow up in poverty are shown to have lower test scores. Many of these children lack a stable home, proper nutrition, and appropriate health care which affects the student’s development. ]]> 2017-11-27 18:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210570708 Disabilities tif675 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210571859 The Dyslexia Center of Utah says that 1 in 5 students have a language based learning disability. The most common type of learning disability is dyslexia where a student would then struggle in reading. ]]> 2017-11-27 18:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210571859 Cultural Differences tif675 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210572183 Many students come from families who's first language is not English. ]]> 2017-11-27 18:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210572183 Importance sarahgdeleon7 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210649140 These tests are deemed important for indicating where a student stands performance wise. They hold educators and schools. as well as districts, accountable for whether the student fails or succeeds.]]> 2017-11-27 20:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210649140 kristinasauceda2015 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210680693 2017-11-27 21:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210680693 Say "NO" to Standardized Testing koreyah_lipsey https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210724497 Texas’ growing overemphasis on standardized testing is depleting valuable classroom time and diminishing students’ development as critical thinkers able to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex world (Berry, 2013). ]]> 2017-11-28 02:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210724497 Frequent Testing koreyah_lipsey https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210724859 A typical student takes 112 mandated standardized tests between pre-kindergarten classes and 12th grade.]]> 2017-11-28 02:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210724859 Relevance koreyah_lipsey https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210725221 The states’ standardized tests scores have relatively little to do with whether the kids know Math, English, Social Studies or Science (Weiss, 2012)   Standardized testing has nothing to do with the instruction they receive from their courses.]]> 2017-11-28 02:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210725221 Classroom Instruction koreyah_lipsey https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210726133 These standardized tests take away valuable classroom instruction time for students to be able to develop the necessary skills; students need to build essential analytical, problem solving skills and the ability to be creative.   ]]> 2017-11-28 02:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/210726133 sarahgdeleon7 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211023460 2017-11-28 17:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211023460 sarahgdeleon7 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211024668 2017-11-28 17:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211024668 Performance Levels with Testing sarahgdeleon7 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211062103 When the students' performance levels are not up to par, it is then shown what needs to be adjusted and modified within instruction to meet those state requirements.]]> 2017-11-28 18:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211062103 Cost of Standardized testing in Texas kristinasauceda2015 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211071879 A new report by the Washington-based Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution calculates states spend a combined $1.7 billion annually on standardized testing.]]> 2017-11-28 18:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211071879 Feedback sarahgdeleon7 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211074891  Standardized tests don’t provide feedback on how to perform better.  The results are not returned to teachers and students until months later, and there are no instructions by companies on improving test scores.]]> 2017-11-28 18:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211074891 Creativity limited? kristinasauceda2015 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211074998 The obsession with high-stakes standardized tests is limiting creativity and imagination for students. There is nothing creative on teaching your student how to fill in the bubble sheet the right way. ]]> 2017-11-28 18:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211074998 Impact on teachers kristinasauceda2015 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211076983 Standardized testing has teachers fearful that their jobs will be at stake and has discouraged them as an educator ]]> 2017-11-28 18:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211076983 kristinasauceda2015 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211078668 2017-11-28 18:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211078668 Stress sarahgdeleon7 https://padlet.com/tif675/9nhumtecqgf8/wish/211085659 Children are pressured to demonstrate their knowledge plus represent the effectiveness of their teachers and schools. Educators report children throwing up, losing control of their bowels, and increased commitments for anxiety issues.

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