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books by alfie kohn ... Written in a highly readable question-and-answer format, The Case Against Standardized Testing -- which includes some material previously published in The Schools Our Children Deserve -- will help readers respond to common questions and challenges.
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Far from improving education, high- stakes testing marks a major retreat from fairness, from accuracy, from quality, and from equity. ... WHY TO OPPOSE IT: The Case Against "Tougher Standards"; (and a word about NCLB)
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The Case Against Standardized Testing parents and the larger community. At this point in education his- tory, teachers are the last best hope for preserving ...
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The debate about standardized testing in college admissions is still ongoing, but here are some arguments for and against these tests. ... Arguments Against Standardized Testing; Critics of standardized testing in college admissions say that standardized tests are no longer as good of an indicator of college success as...
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Thumbs Down to Standardized Testing--There are Better Methods of Assessment ... It is grueling to think that the place that is supposed to be teaching the children valuable lessons like not cheating are going against it. Blanchette is correct in ending, “But, in the end, it is the children who are really being cheated.”...
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This is one of the biggest arguments against standardized testing. Many people, including students and parents, feel that these standardized tests are biased and end up testing one's social standing rather than achievement and ability.
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Are standardized tests fair and helpful evaluation tools? ... Standardized tests are tests on which all students answer the same questions, usually in multiple-choice format, and each question has only one correct answer. They reward the ability (See "How Standardized Testing Damages Education," a FairTest fact sheet.)
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When an educator understands the background behind standardized testing, they are better able to prepare students for the specific test being administered at their school and even decide whether they approve of the test. ... Cons-here you will find arguments against and problems with standardized testing.
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Amazon.com: The Case Against Standardized Testing: Raising the
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Standardized testing claims to be very objective. However, research against the testing suggests that the actual scoring is the only objective part of the testing because a machine does it. People determine all the test creation, the format, the choices of answers, and how the test is given.
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