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Book Synopsis A Parent's Guide to High Stakes Testing by : Edith N. Wagner
Download or read book A Parent's Guide to High Stakes Testing written by Edith N. Wagner and published by Learning Express (NY). This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides parents with a comprehensive outline of today's educational standards. Explains the new standards and the language of education. Considers the education a child is getting and explains how each state measures academic achievement. Outlines the goals and content of new standardized tests, provides sample English and math questions with answer explanations, and offers guidance for the English and math assessment tests from elementary through high school. Presents a list of state websites for more information on specific tests and dates and explains how the No Child Left Behind bill affects you.
Book Synopsis High Stakes High School by : Allison Zmuda
Download or read book High Stakes High School written by Allison Zmuda and published by Kaplan Publishing. This book was released on 2001-08-28 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to parents of high school students presents advice on communicating with the principal and other administrators about standardized testing, past score results, school policies, and important academic issues; understanding your teen's learning style and playing a more meaningful role in his or her high school experience; and becoming involved at the local high school in ways that will benefit your teen.
Book Synopsis A Guide to High-Stakes Standardized Testing in the United States by : Amy L. Kelly
Download or read book A Guide to High-Stakes Standardized Testing in the United States written by Amy L. Kelly and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-stakes standardized testing has a long history of exclusion, oppression, power, and control with deep roots in the landscape of American education. In this text, the events and circumstances that have forged the way of high-stakes testing are presented in a straightforward and accessible manner.
Download or read book Opting Out written by David Hursh and published by Myers Education Press. This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2020 AESA Critics' Choice Book Award winner The rise of high-stakes testing in New York and across the nation has narrowed and simplified what is taught, while becoming central to the effort to privatize public schools. However, it and similar reform efforts have met resistance, with New York as the exemplar for how to repel standardized testing and invasive data collection, such as inBloom. In New York, the two parent/teacher organizations that have been most effective are Long Island Opt Out and New York State Allies for Public Education. Over the last four years, they and other groups have focused on having parents refuse to submit their children to the testing regime, arguing that if students don’t take the tests, the results aren’t usable. The opt-out movement has been so successful that 20% of students statewide and 50% of students on Long Island refused to take tests. In Opting Out, two parent leaders of the opt-out movement—Jeanette Deutermann and Lisa Rudley—tell why and how they became activists in the two organizations. The story of parents, students, and teachers resisting not only high-stakes testing but also privatization and other corporate reforms parallels the rise of teachers across the country going on strike to demand increases in school funding and teacher salaries. Both the success of the opt-out movement and teacher strikes reflect the rise of grassroots organizing using social media to influence policy makers at the local, state, and national levels. Perfect for courses such as: The Politics Of Education | Education Policy | Education Reform Community Organizing | Education Evaluation | Education Reform | Parents And Education
Book Synopsis Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests for Grades 3-5 by : Cynthia Johnson
Download or read book Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests for Grades 3-5 written by Cynthia Johnson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaplan now offers an indispensable tool for parents who want to help their elementary-school child perform well on standardized tests.
Book Synopsis A Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests in School by : Peter W. Cookson
Download or read book A Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests in School written by Peter W. Cookson and published by Learning Express (NY). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents of grammar and middle school children need a comprehensive source for preparing young students for the growing number of national standardized tests given in school each year. This informative guide will help parents help their kids become confident, successful test takers. Features questions for parents to ask the classroom teacher and school administration.
Book Synopsis A Closer Look by : Common Sense Foundation
Download or read book A Closer Look written by Common Sense Foundation and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests in School by : Peter W. Cookson
Download or read book A Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests in School written by Peter W. Cookson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis What Every Parent Should Know About Schools, Standards, and High Stakes Tests by : Donna Walker Tileston
Download or read book What Every Parent Should Know About Schools, Standards, and High Stakes Tests written by Donna Walker Tileston and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-10-13 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Full of wonderful information, and very thought provoking!" -Susan E. Fisher, NBCT Douglas County School District, CO "Cuts through all the jargon." -Stephanie A. Slowik, NBCT, Nationally Certified School Counselor Wake County Public Schools, NC "Gives a better understanding of what the standards mean, what to do with the standards, and what to do if standards aren′t being met by a school." -Shannon Journell, Teacher Enon Elementary School, OH "Not only am I an educator, but I am also a single mom of two. I read this book from both perspectives and was enlightened by the information. Every parent should be aware of the information in it, especially those who move frequently." -Stacy Slomko, Teacher Perth Amboy High School, NJ The essential resource for parents who want to help their children succeed in school! Expert educator and award-winning author Donna Walker Tileston helps parents take the guesswork out of understanding educational standards, mandated tests, No Child Left Behind, and the myriad other issues affecting their children′s schools today. Within this concise, reader-friendly guide, parents will find a wealth of easy-to-understand information, including: How to understand and access local and national standards Five things parents can do to improve standards-based teaching and testing Ten guides to asking the right questions at open-school events and parent-teacher conferences Three ways to help children master high stakes tests What to do if schools don′t achieve adequate yearly progress A glossary that defines the buzzwords that mystify non-educators With this one handy guide, all parents can become active, informed, and involved participants in their children′s education.
Book Synopsis High Stakes Testing by : Louis J. Kruger
Download or read book High Stakes Testing written by Louis J. Kruger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the challenges of high stakes testing in the practice of school psychology School psychologists can be a positive influence on how students, teachers, parents, schools, and communities cope with the challenges and opportunities associated with high stakes testing. Unfortunately, there has been a significant lack of literature to guide school psychologists and related school-based practitioners on this topic. High Stakes Testing: New Challenges and Opportunities for School Psychology is a timely groundbreaking book that provides useful and thought-provoking information to help psychologists meet the challenges of high stakes testing and create new roles for themselves in helping children succeed. This book discusses practical ways to help provide academic support to facilitate student success on high stakes tests, reduce the impact of stress associated with high stakes testing, assess the data from the tests to improve programs, and take a leadership role in the appropriate use of the tests. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB) and its accountability provisions has helped create and sustain a climate where student performance on state-created achievement tests often has high stakes implications for students, families, and schools. High Stakes Testing: New Challenges and Opportunities for School Psychology provides important background information about high stakes testing, including the legal, historical, and political context of high stakes testing, pertinent psychometrics, and a review of research on academic and non-academic outcomes as it relates to high stakes testing. Using this information as a foundation, the book then identifies new roles and opportunities for school psychologists with respect to high stakes testing. This book is comprehensively referenced. Topics in High Stakes Testing: New Challenges and Opportunities for School Psychology include: advocating for the appropriate use of state-wide assessments the influence of item response theory (IRT) on the development of high stakes tests whether the accountability system of NCLB is truly improving student’s learning the impact of high stakes tests on classroom instruction and student motivation strategies for helping students succeed on high stakes tests available resources to cope with the stress of high stakes testing and more High Stakes Testing: New Challenges and Opportunities for School Psychology is a thought-provoking, horizon-expanding resource for school psychologists, public school educators, administrators, school counselors, curriculum coordinators, and special education teachers involved in organizing, administering, and preparing students to take high stakes tests.
Book Synopsis The Common Core Opt Out- A Parents Guide by : Gustav Winds
Download or read book The Common Core Opt Out- A Parents Guide written by Gustav Winds and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of this book is to inform parents of the true nature of the current educational climate, of their rights within the system, and to empower them to opt out of the Common Core assessment process. This book provides parents with a historical perspective on the evolution of the Common Core initiative and the high stakes testing environment. It describes in detail reasons why parents should be extremely fearful of the impact that Race to the Top and Common Core are having on their children's future. The text cites both the letter of law and legal precedence for this claim via the US Constitution, federal law, and rulings of the US Supreme Court. Further, it provides step-by-step directions for parents wishing to have their children opt out of (or refuse participation in) the Common Core testing program. It equips parents with the tools to meet resistance at all levels with relevant documents, citations to specific educational laws, researched-based facts, and insights into expected outcomes due to the Common Core. Straw arguments are exposed and coherent rebuttals are provided to dispel the false assertions of those who support the federal appropriation of American education. Further, the final chapter provides guidelines for community organizing around this issue, as well as material support for parents and community members wishing to take action.
Book Synopsis A Parents' Guide to Grading and Reporting by : Matt Townsley
Download or read book A Parents' Guide to Grading and Reporting written by Matt Townsley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether resulting from the educational fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic or merely challenging the status quo, more schools are transitioning their grading practices away from traditional points and percentages and toward 21st century grading practices such as standards-based and proficiency-based grading. A Parents’ Guide to Grading and Reporting: Being Clear about What Matters assists parents and guardians in understanding what is involved in 21st century grading and how to become better partners with educators in efforts to understand students’ strengths and areas for improvement.
Book Synopsis The Paradoxes of High Stakes Testing by : Michael Russell
Download or read book The Paradoxes of High Stakes Testing written by Michael Russell and published by IAP. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a nation, we spend more than $1 billion a year on federally mandated educational tests that 30 million students must take each year. The country spends an additional $1.2 billion on test preparation materials designed to help students pass these tests. While test mandates were put in place with good intentions, increasingly educational leaders and policy makers are questioning these test based reform efforts. Some question whether these programs are doing more harm than good. Others call for the development of more and better tests. Given the vast amount of resources our nation pours into testing, is it time we pay closer attention to these testing programs? Is it time we hold the testing industry and policy makers accountable for the tests they make and use? Is it time we invest resources to develop new ways of testing our students? The Paradoxes of High-Stakes Testing explores these and other questions, as it helps parents, teachers, educational leaders, and policy makers better understand the complexities of educational policies that use tests as a lever for improving the quality of education. The book explores: >> how testing is used to enable teachers and schools to be more effective and improve student learning, >> why testing is so ingrained in the American psyche and why policy makers rely on testing policies to reform our educational system, >> what we can learn from a long history of test-based reform efforts that have occurred over centuries and across continents, >> what effects testing has on teaching and learning in our schools when it is used to solve political, social, or economic problems. Most importantly, the book describes several ways in which testing can be improved to provide more accurate and more useful measures of student learning. Many of these improvements capitalize on technology to provide teachers with more detailed, diagnostic information about student learning and measure skills that some leaders argue are essential for the 21st century work force. Exploring what is within reach is critical because current testing policies are hindering these improvements. Finally, given that testing is and will continue to be an integral part of our educational system, the book concludes that, like other sectors of our society, educational testing must be more closely monitored to ensure that high quality tests are used to measure student achievement and to minimize the negative effects that testing has on students, schools, and our society. Given the opportunity our nation has to rethink and redesign its testing policies, The Paradoxes of High-Stakes Testing presents a clear strategy to maximize the positive effects of educational testing.
Book Synopsis A Parent's Guide to Understanding Tests and Their Uses in the Schools by : Lawrence E. Hafner
Download or read book A Parent's Guide to Understanding Tests and Their Uses in the Schools written by Lawrence E. Hafner and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis High-stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning by : David W. Hursh
Download or read book High-stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning written by David W. Hursh and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that education in the States and Britain has been radically transformed, through efforts to create curricular standards, and through an emphasis on accountability measured by standardized tests, and efforts to introduce market competition and private services into educational systems.
Book Synopsis The High Stakes of Testing by : Amy L. Kelly
Download or read book The High Stakes of Testing written by Amy L. Kelly and published by Brill. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The High Stakes of Testing explores student experiences and perceptions of standardized testing through a governmentality lens informed by critical pedagogy. This research exposes prevalent mechanisms of control, adverse effects, and the urgency of student voice work in our schools.
Book Synopsis More Than a Score by : Jesse Hagopian
Download or read book More Than a Score written by Jesse Hagopian and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jesse Hagopian brought a rare moment of truth to the corporate-dominated Education Nation show when he spoke on behalf of his colleagues at Garfield High in Seattle. He instantly became the voice and face of the movement to stop pointless and punitive high-stakes testing."—Diane Ravitch, author of Reign of Terror In cities across the country, students are walking out, parents are opting their children out, and teachers are rallying against the abuses of high-stakes standardized testing. These are the stories—in their own words—of some of those who are defying the corporate education reformers and fueling a national movement to reclaim public education. Alongside the voices of students, parents, teachers, and grassroots education activists, the book features renowned education researchers and advocates, including Nancy Carrlson-Paige, Karen Lewis, and Monty Neill. Jesse Hagopian teaches history and is the Black Student Union adviser at Garfield High School, the site of the historic boycott of the MAP test in 2013. He is an associate editor of Rethinking Schools, and winner of the 2013 "Secondary School Teacher of Year" award from the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences. He is a contributing author to Education and Capitalism: Struggles for Learning and Liberation and 101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed US History, and writes regularly for Truthout, Black Agenda Report, and the Seattle Times Op-Ed page.
