Characteristics of an Effective Student Testing System

Autor/in	Phelps, Richard P.
Titel	Characteristics of an Effective Student Testing System
Quelle	In: Educational Horizons, 85 (2006) 1, S.19-29 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-175X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Testing Programs; Standardized Tests; High Stakes Tests; Educational Testing; Program Effectiveness; Student Evaluation; Asia; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Asien; USA
Abstract	The U.S. public has consistently favored standardized testing in the schools, preferably with consequences (or "stakes") riding on the results, ever since the first polls taken on the topic several decades ago. Results from different polls approaching the topic in different ways suggest that nearly all Americans would like to see high-stakes tests administered at least once at every grade level. With only a few exceptions, U.S. educational testing programs fall short of what the public wants, and short of what most industrialized countries have. The best testing regimes, such as one finds in many European and Asian countries, capture those benefits through multi-level and multi-target systems. This article discusses how an effective student testing system captures the complete benefits of standardized testing for all students. These benefits include: (1) "Information" that can be used for diagnosis; (2) "Efficiencies" from alignment, when the tests are matched to curricular standards and teachers teach those standards; and (3) "Motivation" to study and attain goals. (Contains 3 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10