Download full textERIC Number: ED558193
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Mar
Pages: 6
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Testing on Trial
Carroll, Kathleen
Grantmakers for Education
Standardized tests are under a microscope as states prepare to administer new PARCC and Smarter Balanced tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards. This brief takes on five concerns about testing and is designed to help funders reframe the larger conversation to preserve a critical source of information about school, teacher and student performance.
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, State Standards, Alignment (Education), Testing, Context Effect, Time Factors (Learning), Educational Improvement, Resistance to Change, Teaching Methods, Student Diversity, Information Sources, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Evaluation, Educational Practices
Grantmakers for Education. 720 SW Washington Street Suite 605, Portland, OR 97205. Tel: 503-595-2100; Fax: 503-595-2102; e-mail: information@edfunders.org; Web site: http://www.edfunders.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Authoring Institution: Grantmakers for Education
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