Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing. Information Capsule. Volume 1008

Autor/in	Blazer, Christie
Institution	Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Research Services
Titel	Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing. Information Capsule. Volume 1008
Quelle	(2011), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High Stakes Tests; Program Effectiveness; Dropout Rate; Testing Programs; Test Anxiety; Standardized Tests; Literature Reviews; Curriculum; Stress Variables; Disproportionate Representation; At Risk Students; Minority Group Students; Low Income Groups; Low Achievement; Teaching Styles; Test Preparation; Barriers; Teacher Morale; School Holding Power; Classification; Scores; Professional Development; State Standards; Academic Achievement; Student Motivation; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Examination phobia; Testangst; Prüfungsangst; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Teacher; Teachers; Morale; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Moral; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Schulleistung; Schulische Motivation; USA
Abstract	High-stakes testing is one of the most controversial issues in American education. Advocates contend that these tests encourage students to work harder, provide teachers with a stronger understanding of students' strengths and weaknesses, and allow educators to target failing schools for extra help. Critics claim that they narrow and distort the curriculum, hold students and teachers with inequitable resources to the same standards, and solidify class and ethnic disparities. This Information Capsule reviews research conducted on the unintended consequences of high-stakes testing programs, such as narrowing of the curriculum, higher levels of student test anxiety, and increased pressure on teachers. In addition, high-stakes tests have been found to have a disproportionately negative impact on low-performing, low-income, and minority students. Although the majority of unintended consequences are negative, researchers have found that high-stakes tests have some positive effects on education, including increased teacher professional development, better alignment of instruction with state content standards, more effective remediation programs for low-achieving students, and increased use of data to inform instruction. The research is mixed on the impact of high-stakes testing on dropout rates, students' levels of academic achievement and motivation, and on the consequences of publishing test scores. This report also includes a brief review of studies that have examined the full costs of high-stakes testing. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10