https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n What questions do you have about high stakes assessments? Write one question per post it. Feel free to like and/or answer others. en-us 2022-11-03 16:21:27 UTC 2022-11-07 22:54:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373835673 What are some things we can do to make them seem less stressful for our students when they are mandated things we must have our students do?

]]> 2022-11-07 20:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373835673 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836139 How do you help students understand that the assessment is important yet not so important they should rip out their hair for it?]]> 2022-11-07 20:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836139 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836217 2022-11-07 20:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836217 kornell https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836248 What are ways to make these meaningful for students?]]> 2022-11-07 20:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836248 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836286 Who do high stakes testing benefit? The government? The district? The school? The teachers? The students? Is there an alternative way to collect data on students?]]> 2022-11-07 20:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836286 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836357 How do we present these tests in a way that doesn't make students feel like not trying but also without stressing them out? ]]> 2022-11-07 20:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836357 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836401 How does this testing actually impact the students? Especially since it often takes so long to get scores back]]> 2022-11-07 20:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836401 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836468 How can we best support students that we know have the necessary literacy skills to achieve at a grade-level performance but who may not naturally be "great" test takers?]]> 2022-11-07 20:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836468 msharp61 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836478 Is it beneficial to be upfront with students about how there are specific test-taking skills that can help them?]]> 2022-11-07 20:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836478 sevanderslui https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836567 how are you as a teacher evaluated based on scores?]]> 2022-11-07 20:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836567 ekryser https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836606 What is the reasoning that standardize testing is still used? Is it purely a federal/state thing? A funding thing? A tracking thing? Etc. ]]> 2022-11-07 20:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836606 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836626 how can they incorporate different methods of assessment into these tests? ex: oral, written, etc]]> 2022-11-07 20:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836626 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836890 2022-11-07 20:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836890 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836951 Do you recommend "teaching to test", or how often do test writers actually change the test based on students not getting the answer? Maybe not teaching to test could have a kind of positive change because it shows what students aren't taught and isn't necessary if it's consistently missed?]]> 2022-11-07 20:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373836951 aesublett1 https://padlet.com/valann1979/kbzrabwkyyfufj0n/wish/2373837052 what are the benefits of giving high stakes tests

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