Standardizedtests.procon.org/sourcefiles/the-cost-of-accountability.pdf. The ADP Network. Common Core State Standards Initiative | Home. No Child Left Behind Act Is Working. Because of No Child Left Behind's accountability provisions, schools and parents are getting the information and help they need to focus attention and resources on the children who need it most—and it's working.
NCLB Benefits Children, Empowers Parents, Supports Teachers and Strengthens Schools. All children are counted under NCLB, and schools are responsible for making sure every child is learning.Parents are given unprecedented information and new options for their children, which may include free tutoring.Teachers utilize assessment data and scientifically based teaching methods to improve classroom instruction.Schools identified as in need of improvement receive extra help and resources to raise student achievement. Multiple studies and reports show that student achievement is rising across America: President Bush's FY 2007 budget request demonstrates his continued commitment to education, with dramatic funding increases over 2001 for key education programs, including:
Search Results: CQR. Role & Importance of Testing. Nonpartisan Education Review / Essays: Volume 4, Number 3 Access this essay in .pdf format The Role and Importance of Standardized Testing in the World of Teaching and Training Paper presented at the 15th Congress of the World Association for Educational Research Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco June 3, 2008 Richard P. Standardized testing has been called the greatest single social contribution of modern psychology, and it may be the most useful evaluation method available for human resource-intensive endeavors.
In the United States, standardized tests’ political exposure has sometimes compromised their use despite the intrepid efforts of psychometricians to maintain their integrity. With powerful forces opposed to the use (or to the proper use) of a beneficial technology that is typically provided by large, politically-sensitive organizations, perhaps it is time to consider alternative methods of providing that beneficial technology. Why standardized testing?
References Frary, R. Library Search: Testing Testing: Do Schools Do Too Much? About Us. Library Search: Testing, Testing.