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One of the largest debates among educators and students right now is the problem of teaching to the test. Recently, standardized tests have become prevalent throughout American schools in hopes of reflecting how "good" or "bad" a school is. By testing standard subject areas and seeing how well the students do, teachers and administrators can determine which subject areas students should work on more. However, while these standardized tests are helpful in measuring which subject areas students should focus on more,they also pressure teachers to teach to the test. To help their students do well on the standardized tests, teachers will focus on teaching exactly what is on the test and strategies on how to achieve the best result. Although it's good to teach students how to obtain the best score possible on a test, parents and students think that the amount of knowledge a student learns is extremely narrow.
Analyzing? What is analyzing?: Aside from a narrow knowledge base, people also believe that standardized tests limit a student's ability to analyze and understand information. This trend is best shown in advanced placement classes such as AP World. Quizzes in AP World are often questions directly from the book -- straight-up facts. Therefore, to do well on quizzes, students will cram study the night before in order to retain as many facts as possible. However, though students can remember the facts on testing day, by the end of the week few people remember much of the material. Regurgitating facts prohibits students from truly understanding the material. More information on teaching and learning to the test: http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar01/vol58/num06/Teaching-to-the-Test%C2%A2.aspx |
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