Chapter 1 test Flashcards
Externally mandated testing and assessment programs are often appealing to policy makers because they
indicate whether a given school or district is effective
content standards are indented to specify
what students are expected to learn
accountability programs for educational reform have put pressure on schools to
increase the use of tests and assessments
when externally mandated tests are used to measure current student achievement and progress the tests are being used as
a barometer
the report “a nation at risk” found that
the quality of American education was mediocre
a frequently cited negative influence of accountability pressures to raise a test score is that it encourages teachers to
slight important instructional topics not on the test
one stated possible danger of the accountability movement on the local school program might be
a narrowing of objectives
what event followed shorty after the publication of a nation at risk
all 50 states introduced some form of educational reform
what is the main different between content standards and performance standards
content standards define what should have already been learned while performance standards define what will be learned
computerized testing can increase the efficiency of testing by
using adaptive testing procedures
abolishing all published tests would most likely result in
less effective educational decisions
misuse of published tests probably can be best prevented by more careful
interpretation
a particularly well founded criticism of standardized tests is that they
measure only limited characteristics of an individual
critics of externally mandated tests argue that tests cause anxiety for children what a proponent of externally mandated tests counter argue
moderate test anxiety can lead to motivation to learn and do well on tests
what is a particular concern regarding interpretation of children’s test scores
that the test not lead to stereotyping or labeling students
