Been having a lot of conversations at my school lately about the trends in our standardized test data. I worry that when the numbers dip, we begin focusing on the wrong outcomes. I think our Science instruction is doing a great job teaching kids to love Science and to understand how it works. But the test measures whether they recall the specific details of dozens of lessons. It feels like Goodhart's Law at it's worst. #standardizedtesting #assessment

Monica Velez: "In #Seattle, test scores lag but opportunities align to help Black male students"

Comment: An interesting look at how #trades and #apprenticeship programs are (finally) stepping up. However, (problematic) #StandardizedTesting shows Seattle's AA boys have never been doing worse (68% are below grade level in reading in 3rd grade), and this testing remains the very basis of the district's Strategic Plan.

https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/in-seattle-test-scores-lag-but-opportunities-align-to-help-black-male-students/

#SeattlePublicSchools #Education

FAIRTEST: Record Number of Colleges Are Test-Optional - Great news for students and parents. Bad news for testing grifters. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/07/26/fairtest-record-number-of-colleges-are-test-optional/ via @dianeravitch #StandardizedTesting

Not at all an abusive system.

#education #standardizedTesting #learning #inequality

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nine-year-olds-cheating-on-entrance-exams-as-pressure-mounts-for-opportunity-classes-20230713-p5do4e.html

Starting state testing for English Learners today.

Students who place out of services receive nothing and lose accommodations on state graduation tests.

Bonus in their eyes: they get to miss class and be with their friends for the testing.

Shockingly, it is not always easy to motivate students to do their best.

#Teaching #StateTesting #StandardizedTesting #ESL #ESOL #K12

"Yerkes declared that ... the tests measured innate intelligence rather than education. “It behooves us to consider their reliability and their meaning, for no one of us as a citizen can afford to ignore the menace of race deterioration”."

The racist past - and present - of standardised tests in the US, by Deborah Blum in Undark.

⚠️ Long read ⚠️

https://race.undark.org/articles/born-of-eugenics-can-standardized-testing-escape-its-past

#LongReads #DeborahBlum #Undark #ScientificRacism #StandardizedTesting #SATs #Education #USA

When Good Students Get Bad Standardized Test Scores
https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2022/10/01/when-good-students-get-bad-standardized-test-scores/
#tbats #standardizedtesting #education #teaching #students #school #educationpolicy #testing #teacher #teacherlife

Ontario school boards required to offer remote learning option for 2022-2023 | Globalnews https://bit.ly/3JEtbD3 #ontedu #OnlineLearning #StandardizedTesting #onpoli