ERIC ED352376: K-12 Testing Fact Sheet.

	ERIC ED352376: K-12 Testing Fact Sheet.
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	This paper contends that much of the time and money
	devoted to standardized testing in the United States is
	misspent. Too many tests are poorly constructed,
	unreliable, and unevenly administered. Multiple-choice
	tests cannot measure thinking skills or real problem-
	solving ability. In addition, many examinations are
	biased racially, culturally, linguistically, and by
	social class and gender. Use of these flawed tests leads
	to inaccurate and inappropriate decisions for individual
	children and harms the entire educational system because
	standardized tests provide little useful information for
	educational improvement. The National Center for Fair and
	Open Testing (FairTest) urges changes in the use of tests
	to eliminate mass testing of young children for
	readiness, placement, and promotion. No decisions about a
	child should be made primarily on the basis of test
	scores and tests must be no more than one small part of
	an assessment. Valid and comprehensive unbiased
	alternatives must be developed. These themes are expanded
	on in the following sections: (1) "What's Wrong with
	Standardized Tests?"; (2) "Tests Used in K-12"; (3)
	"Better Options for Assessing Education"; (4)
	"Alternatives in the States"; (5) "Excerpts from the
	Statement of the Campaign for Genuine Accountability";
	and (6) "FairTest Goals and Principles." (SLD)

	Date Published: 2014-10-28 05:01:50
	Identifier: ERIC_ED352376
	Item Size: 13976354
	Language: english
	Media Type: texts

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