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Standardized test - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A standardized test is a test administered and scored in a consistent manner. The tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpret...
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What Are Standardized Tests?; Why Do Schools Use Standardized Tests?; How Do Schools Use Standardized Tests?; Can Standardized Tests Alone Determine My Child's Placement In The Classroom?; How Can I Help My Child Do Well On Tests?;
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A standardized test is one that is administered under standardized or controlled conditions that specify where, when, how, and for how long children may respond to the questions or "prompts." Standardized tests should meet acceptable standards for technical qualities in construction, administration, and use.
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The following is only a partial list of concerns that have been raised about standardized tests. While such concerns and criticisms apply particularly to multiple-choice tests, many of these observations apply to other large-scale tests as well:
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That disturbing conclusion emerges from Alfie Kohn's devastating new indictment of standardized testing. Drawing from the latest research, ... Kohn's central message is that standardized tests are "not like the weather, something to which we must resign ourselves. . . . ... If Not Standardized Tests, Then What?
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Many people feel this way when it comes to tests, especially standardized tests. Everyone wants to do well, but unfortunately not everyone does. There is a huge controversy over whether or not standardized testing should be restricted or expanded.
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Major conflict has been stirring in every school system across the country questioning standardized testing. Is this method of evaluation truly successful in determining the success of every child? There are innumerable problems with standardized tests.
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standard operating procedure ... test for assessing student's aptitude: a test, administered according to standardized procedures, that assesses a student's aptitude by comparison with a standard;
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Acknowledging that standardized tests overwhelm much of classroom practice, Harvard psychologist Sheldon White suggests that we are contending with "an affair in which magic, science, and myth are intermixed" (1975). He is offering, of course, an understatement!
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