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1. www.edutopia.org › article › what-does-research-sayWhat Does the Research Say About Testing? - Edutopia

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   Oct 25, 2019 · Teachers do,” writes Jose Vilson, a middle school math teacher in New York City. Instead of standardized tests, students “should have tests created by teachers with the goal of learning more about the students’ abilities and interests,” echoes Meena Negandhi, math coordinator at the French American Academy in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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2. www.gse.harvard.edu › 19 › 02Tests and Stress Bias | Harvard Graduate School of Education

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   Feb 12, 2019 · What they found is that, on average, students had 15 percent more cortisol in their systems the homeroom period before a standardized test than on days with no high-stakes testing. Students who showed the largest variations in cortisol between testing and non-testing weeks tended to perform worse on tests than expected given their classwork and performance on non-high-stakes tests, among other ...

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4. www.wgbh.org › news › education-newsStandardized tests aren't biased, says new data—but scores ...

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   Jan 23, 2024 · Arun Rath. January 23, 2024. In the last decade, public opinion on standardized testing nationwide has shifted dramatically, with critics citing racial and economic disparities in scores. Efforts to do away with testing requirements have gained significant traction, and the pandemic only seemed to accelerate that momentum—so much so that ...

5. www.fraserinstitute.org › studies › decline-ofThe Decline of Standardized Testing in Canada - Fraser Institute

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   Mar 29, 2022 · The shift away from standardized testing in Saskatchewan and Manitoba has been particularly striking. While Saskatchewan used to administer standardized tests several times between Grades 4 and 11, it now only has standardized tests at the Grade-12 level, and even these tests are written only by students in courses with non-accredited teachers.

6. www.edutopia.org › article › psychological-toll-highThe Psychological Toll of High-Stakes Testing - Edutopia

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   Oct 14, 2022 · In a 2011 study, Laura-Lee Kearns, a professor of education at St. Francis Xavier University, discovered that high school students who failed the state standardized literacy test “experienced shock at test failure,” asserting that they “felt degraded, humiliated, stressed, and shamed by the test results.” Many of the students were ...

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   Jul 1, 2021 · The YPAR students worked with mentors Grace Granillo and Ian Esquibel to perform research, focus groups, and surveys of highschoolers across the state. Eye-Opening Results “Many of the students we surveyed said standardized tests don’t accurately reflect their learning,” said Selfridge.

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   How many standardized tests do students take?

   • In a study of the nation’s largest urban school districts, students took an average of 112 standardized tests between pre-K and grade 12.

   What Does the Research Say About Testing? - Edutopia

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   Should standardized testing be considered a 'educational census'?

   • Standardized testing should be thought of less as educational “assessment” and more as an “educational census” that carefully gathers information based on student population, attendance, and performance, says Ho. Testing cannot be conducted this year the same way it has in the past, due to variances in how students are attending school.

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   Do standardized tests reflect learning?

   • “Many of the students we surveyed said standardized tests don’t accurately reflect their learning,” said Selfridge. “People who would normally get As don’t perform well—that really resonated with me.”

   How Do Students Really Feel About Standardized Tests? Youth Interns

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   Does standardized testing affect school performance?

   • A new study suggests that changes in levels of cortisol, a hormone associated with stress, during weeks of standardized testing hurt how students in one New Orleans charter school network performed — and kids coming from more stressful neighborhoods, with lower incomes and more incidents of violence, were most affected.

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   Do standardized tests have a value?

   • It makes sense for standardized tests to have at least some value, particularly at the high-school level. The third national trend is that standardized tests are administered less often and at fewer grade levels. The shift away from standardized testing in Saskatchewan and Manitoba has been particularly striking.

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   Are standardized tests more predictive than high school grades?

   • What we find is that these test scores are more predictive than high school grades, even when comparing students of the same family income, race and gender. Rath: I don’t want to sound too basic about it, but it sounds like that essentially confirms the reason why we had standardized tests to begin with. Friedman: I think that’s right.

   Standardized tests aren't biased, says new data—but scores reflect

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   Mar 11, 2021 · It’s one of the many reasons why Ho supports President Biden's recent call for states to resume standardized testing this spring, even though many states are reluctant to do so. While Ho knows that standardized testing doesn’t address students’ mental and physical health, he says it can offer some insight as long as it’s done differently than previous years.