High Stakes Testing, Educational Aims and Ideals, and Responsible Assessment  

Oleh:

Siegel, Harvey

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Theory and Research in Education vol. 2 no. 3 (Nov. 2004), page 219–233.
Topik: accountability; aims; arbitrariness; FCAT; high stakes testing; ideals; judgment
Fulltext: 219TRE23.pdf (100.36KB)

Isi artikel

School and government officials, system administrators and other policymakers offer a variety of reasons for engaging in high stakes testing: to monitor student performance, to measure teacher and/or school effectiveness, to ensure accountability, etc. Some of these reasons are good; others not. But the best reason – one that is never offered, because it is not true – is that such testing furthers our efforts to realize our considered educational aims and ideals. I argue that while some testing is perfectly legitimate, current high stakes testing practice is largely inimical to the achievement of our most defensible educational ends.

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