https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l en-us 2017-04-11 12:44:17 UTC 2017-04-12 12:59:01 UTC hello@padlet.com kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165863999 http://standardizedtests.procon.org/]]> 2017-04-11 12:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165863999 kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165864186 "Without them, policy makers would have to rely on tests scored by individual schools and teachers who have a vested interest in producing favorable results. "]]> 2017-04-11 12:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165864186 kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165866375 "Teaching to the test" can be a good thing because it focuses on essential content and skills, eliminates time-wasting activities that don't produce learning gains, and motivates students to excel."]]> 2017-04-11 12:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165866375 kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165866672 "Standardized tests are not narrowing the curriculum, rather they are focusing it on important basic skills all students need to master."]]> 2017-04-11 12:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165866672 kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165866950 When Standardized testing occurs it does not require teacher to encourage a "drill n' kill" type of teaching . It is there to help student learn the exact thing they need to know.]]> 2017-04-11 12:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165866950 kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165869290 "Cheating by teachers and administrators on standardized tests is rare, and not a reason to stop testing America's children."]]> 2017-04-11 13:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165869290 kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165869447 Standardized testing helps the school system know if the students are ready to move on to the next grade level or not. ]]> 2017-04-11 13:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165869447 kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165869734 If standardized test were unreliable they would not be used by, "Physicians, lawyers, real-estate brokers and pilots" they, "all take high-stakes standardized tests to ensure they have the necessary knowledge for their professions."

]]> 2017-04-11 13:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/165869734 kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/166061451 Standardized testing has been used for quite a while."Their use skyrocketed after 2002's No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) mandated annual testing in all 50 states. US students slipped from being ranked 18th in the world in math in 2000 to 27th in 2012, with a similar decline in science and no change in reading. "]]> 2017-04-12 12:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/166061451 kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/166061767 By standardized testing we show the parents how well their students are learning in school so they know that there taxes are being used for good reasons. They make teahers and the school system accountable.]]> 2017-04-12 12:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/166061767 kmsmith19 https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/166062242 "The earliest known standardized tests were administered to government job applicants in 7th Century Imperial China. "]]> 2017-04-12 12:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kmsmith19/n59q469r415l/wish/166062242