Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 8/Chapter FAQ



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For my author reflection, I have chosen to discuss the topic of standardized testing in schools. As a student, and much like the multitude of other elementary, middle, and high school students all over America, I hated standardized testing. Now, as a high school graduate and a teacher-in-training I am beginning to see the importance of standardized testing. Standardized testing of all ages of students is very important at assessing the depth of the students' knowledge. Since I attended private school, I do not have any experience with the Virginia SOL but I do have experience with the ERB, PSAT, and SAT. The ERB is taken in elementary school and assess what these young students know. It is like a mini-SAT. The PSAT is taken from middle school up to sophomore and junior year and assess what these students know. The SAT is taken by juniors and seniors; everyone knows what this test is and how it is formatted. I feel that standardized tests are important as a way to gauge where students stand and where the need help. Standardized testing should not be the only type of testing used and should not be the only thing that teachers prepare students for. Teachers should also strive to create an environment where students learn the importance of standardized testing so that students can learn to accept them and not hate them.

Sbutl016 (talk) 22:21, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Reader Responses
I enjoyed your FAQs for the chapter. I am a mother of a student that just got accepted into a college prep program and I found it familiar reading through the section that focused on that. I also am interested in the importance of standardized testing and the knowledge that can be garnered from the results, from the teacher perspective. The AP courses are such a benefit for students so that they will possible have college credits prior to actually starting college. One topic that was not covered is the fact that some students are also dually enrolling in college while still in high school. That is a lot of work but will save them a lot of time in pursuit of their college studies. Jnewh001 (talk) 18:20, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Job well done! I particularly enjoyed the formatting of your work. The way that you approached the material and in the style you chose added to the ease of reading and understandably. The article was quite informative, and gladly strayed far from dull. For and FAQ section, you managed to thoroughly explain the topics, while managing not to overstay your welcome on any particular 'rabbit hole'. Again, great job!Scrai010 (talk) 23:13, 26 July 2009 (UTC)