https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x Standardized Testing en-us 2023-02-16 14:44:25 UTC 2023-02-20 00:13:59 UTC hello@padlet.com jordynnrichards https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2485103331 - takes steps to reduce standardized testing 
- reforms from No Child Left Behind (formally known as)
- grades 3-8 in english and math, once in high school
- opt-out policy
- caps on stand. tests - states allowed
- SMART act- funding for states to audit/ eliminate unnecessary tests
- eliminate AYP- Adequate yearly program- NCLB failed accountability system ]]> 2023-02-16 15:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2485103331 jordynnrichards https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2485127021 PROBLEMS IN TESTING
 Black, Indigenous, Hispanic = graduate high school at lower rates than white peers
- cost and time associated with tests 
- heavy criticism and pressure ties to stand. tests
- stand. tests are the only common measure of grade-level academic standards for public school
FUTURE OF TESTING
- advances in technology = reduce testing time and improve quality 
- Matrix sampling 
- tests throughout year to create summative score 
- use hands on tasks in tests to show knowledge 

]]> 2023-02-16 15:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2485127021 jordynnrichards https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487198214 Cartoon representing the amount of tests the impact the amount of emphasis on them has on students, but more importantly teachers 
article also has good points- make sure to skim over ]]> 2023-02-18 17:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487198214 jordynnrichards https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487200193 cartoon showing how there is a divide between tests scores and students actually learning the material, or the necessary material for their future and skills. 
- standardized test scores mean little to nothing ]]> 2023-02-18 17:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487200193 jordynnrichards https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487201578 - only using this for statistics and my one reason RTTT was success

]]> 2023-02-18 17:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487201578 jordynnrichards https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487206409 - "blanket waiver" during covid to not have to issue stand. tests - teachers were relieved
- 20-21 has to give stand. tests bc schools opened back uop
- “While much has been said about the racial achievement gap as a civil rights issue, more attention needs to be paid to the measurement tools used to define that gap,” explains Young Wan Choi, manager of performance assessments for the Oakland Unified school District in Oakland, CA. 
- explains how stand. tests  have been used for the past century in order to segregate and discriminate - very interesting, i never knew anything about this or even that stand. tests have been around that long (Found out they were around a lot longer than the past century, but for the purpose of this article)
- not conditioned for disabilities or difference in language 
- "on average, students of color score lower on college admissions tests, thus many capable youth are denied entrance or access to so-called “merit” scholarships, contributing to the huge racial gap in college enrollments and completion."

]]> 2023-02-18 17:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487206409 jordynnrichards https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487212679 - some colleges getting rid of SAT and ACT as admission requirements
-advances in technology = machines can be coded to not base scoring off of race, ethnicity, gender, physical appearance, spoken accent
- test questions/ format= multicultural teaching- "The aim should be scaled up test item banks and differentiated, equitable rating protocols to evaluate performance, both of which appropriately reflect the student’s cultural and linguistic background"
- using technology is more accessible to teachers and students and bring costs down- Ex: smarter balanced assessment/ test on school's site - bridges gap

]]> 2023-02-18 18:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487212679 jordynnrichards https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487637213 - I agree a lot with this article and the reasons for why it was a "flop" 
- explains why winning states could not keep promises of reforms and the "status quo" ]]> 2023-02-19 16:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487637213 jordynnrichards https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487832605 2023-02-20 00:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynnrichards/fi5un04e1l4eq8x/wish/2487832605