Submitted by Tina (not verified) on March 20, 2008 - 12:46.
I believe that due to the NCLB act and to school accountability,teachers are tempted to practice unethical testing proceedures. They teach to the test and leave out of the curriculum a lot of valuable life lesson.
I also feel that the tests do not accurately show what the student can actually achieve. The are many people who have test anxiety and therefore do not do well on standardized tests. There needs to be a better way to decide what a student can accomplish other than standardize testing.
In my district, the third-fifth grade students are given three different tests during the year and a state standardized test at the end of the year. My kindergarteners were not allowed to go to computer lab because of all the testing that was being administered.
Standardized testing
Submitted by Tina (not verified) on March 20, 2008 - 12:46.
I believe that due to the NCLB act and to school accountability,teachers are tempted to practice unethical testing proceedures. They teach to the test and leave out of the curriculum a lot of valuable life lesson.
I also feel that the tests do not accurately show what the student can actually achieve. The are many people who have test anxiety and therefore do not do well on standardized tests. There needs to be a better way to decide what a student can accomplish other than standardize testing.
In my district, the third-fifth grade students are given three different tests during the year and a state standardized test at the end of the year. My kindergarteners were not allowed to go to computer lab because of all the testing that was being administered.