Standardized Tests and Our Children: A Guide to Testing Reform = Los Examenes Estandarizados y Nuestros Ninos: Guia para la Reforma de Examenes Estandarizados.

Institution	National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest), Cambridge, MA.
Titel	Standardized Tests and Our Children: A Guide to Testing Reform = Los Examenes Estandarizados y Nuestros Ninos: Guia para la Reforma de Examenes Estandarizados.
Quelle	(1990), (65 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; spanisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Accountability; Achievement Tests; Criterion Referenced Tests; Educational Assessment; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Intelligence Tests; Norm Referenced Tests; Performance; Performance Based Assessment; School Readiness Tests; Screening Tests; Standardized Tests; Student Evaluation; Student Promotion; Test Use; Testing Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsreform; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Leistungsermittlung; Screening-Verfahren; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Support of studies; Studienförderung; Testanwendung
Abstract	English and Spanish versions of a guide to testing reform are presented. The guide explains alternatives to standardized testing for educational assessment and shows how these new methods of evaluation will improve education. Standardized tests are used for an increasing number of purposes in the school system, but there is no proof that their use has improved schools. Common uses/types of standardized tests include: (1) readiness tests; (2) developmental screening tests; (3) intelligence tests; (4) tracking; and (5) grade promotion. Norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests are discussed, and the flaws inherent in standardized testing are reviewed. Improved ways of evaluating students are briefly discussed, including performance assessments. Suggestions are provided to help promote authentic assessment in the schools. An appendix lists resources available to persons interested in testing reform. The Statement of the Campaign for Genuine Accountability in Education is included. The Campaign maintains that heavy emphasis on standardized, multiple-choice tests is undermining progress toward needed educational reforms in the United States. (SLD)
Anmerkungen	FairTest, 342 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 ($3.00, 5 for $10.00, 10 for $15.00, inquire for larger orders).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01