Educational Forms, Formal Education
March 11, 2024
Via: Inside Higher EdReasonable people can come to different conclusions about the proper role of standardized testing, what qualities should be measured and how to measure them. Those debates are healthy and productive. It’s less productive when we stake out our positions without […]
Educational Forms, Formal Education
April 3, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsStandardized tests can be hard on students. Many of us still remember the frustration and anxiety we experienced when we were younger and sat down for our first round of testing. To make matters worse, it’s fairly common for students […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
May 16, 2022
Via: Higher Ed DiveBased on its findings, ACT recommends holistic approaches in college admissions that include both high school GPA and a standardized evaluation — such as the standardized tests provided by ACT and its rival, the College Board’s SAT. “What we now […]
February 25, 2021
Via: Education NextOne year ago, concern about Covid-19 closed schools nationwide, forcing then-U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to grant all 50 states an unprecedented one-year waiver on federal requirements to administer state-level, end-of-year K–12 standardized tests. A year later, with mass vaccinations […]
June 29, 2020
Via: Education DiveAs schools plan for the fall, state education departments and lawmakers are gearing up to suspend another round of federal and state standardized tests, saying instruction should take priority for the 2020-21 school year. On June 18, Georgia became one […]
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