State Tests Can Influence High School Learning, Report Finds

Autor/in	Hoff, David J.
Titel	State Tests Can Influence High School Learning, Report Finds
Quelle	In: Education Week, 24 (2005) 41, S.28 (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	State Standards; Academic Achievement; Public Schools; Standardized Tests; High School Students; School Districts; Case Studies; Student Evaluation; Achievement Tests; Teaching Methods; Maryland; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School district; Schulbezirk; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	High school exams that are based on state standards are changing what and how students learn, whether or not they have high stakes attached to them, a report on two school districts suggests. Because of such tests in Virginia and Maryland, teachers are focused on ensuring that students are prepared to take and pass the exams, according to case studies of one school district in each of those states. Sometimes schools sacrifice depth of learning for test preparation, says the report by the Washington-based Center on Education Policy. Virginia students told researchers that they felt prepared for the tests, but they also said that teachers sometimes rushed through content to make sure they covered everything that might be on the exams. The report says that students and school officials in Maryland reported similar changes in classroom practices, but that the impact has not been as significant. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10