http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/ayp/testingforresults.html
Previously, I explored the fallacies of high-stakes testing. However, this source argues otherwise, keying into the strengths of tests tapping into students' potentials.One point the author brings up is that testing does not limit the curriculum, but rather serves as a measure for where a student really is and is an assessment of how the student is able to synthesize the information. Another facet of testing the author looks into is how testing is the best way for parents to monitor their children's progress. Since they are not present or aware as much of classwork, parents can use testing to gauge student needs and school effectiveness. Finally, a third key point stressed by the author concerns how testing can harm those who have trouble in a certain format of test. However, the author claims that testing reveals how different students can work in different manners in order to accomplish the same goal.
Previously, I explored the fallacies of high-stakes testing. However, this source argues otherwise, keying into the strengths of tests tapping into students' potentials.One point the author brings up is that testing does not limit the curriculum, but rather serves as a measure for where a student really is and is an assessment of how the student is able to synthesize the information. Another facet of testing the author looks into is how testing is the best way for parents to monitor their children's progress. Since they are not present or aware as much of classwork, parents can use testing to gauge student needs and school effectiveness. Finally, a third key point stressed by the author concerns how testing can harm those who have trouble in a certain format of test. However, the author claims that testing reveals how different students can work in different manners in order to accomplish the same goal.
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