Category Archives: high-stakes assessment
High-Stake Assessment: A Parent’s Perspective
There is a substantial amount of publicity about the stress that school administrators and teachers experience as a result of state assessments. Schools and staff are evaluated according to students’ performance on the exams. But what about parents? What do parents know think about state assessments? Studies suggest that parents know very little about state [...]
High-Stakes Assessment: A Teacher’s Perspective
Well, February is over and March starts tomorrow. Let all of your thoughts of spring, sun, and warmer temperatures dissipate and be replaced by thoughts of state assessment. March, April, and May bring the CMTs, MCAS, Regents, and the NJASK! Increasingly, many teachers find these tests to be stressful. You want all of your students [...]