Below is the link to my final presentation on science and standardized tests. I decided to make a powerpoint presentation in Google docs. It was easy to use and I liked that I could give the presentation a link, rather than using a Microsoft powerpoint format that would need to be uploaded. I learned a lot about what has been happening in school systems regarding standardized tests and what could happen in the future. Enjoy!
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dj5ttqx_0ghndzdhh
Nice presentation. There is a lot of information and the powerpoint touches are the key issues with standardized testing. The point that students feel that the SAT is easy to study for the night before and you do not have to prepare for weeks is very true. Most of the people that I took the ACT and SAT with did not study at all. This was many years ago and was before the big push towards standardized testing but the tests were sold to the students as something that you do not have to study for, rather just show up and take the test. I agree that this style of test preparation does not simulate college at all. Unfortunately to move towards standardized testing is increasing and classroom are removing art and music and diminishing the time spent in science and social studies.
ReplyDeleteAlthough standardized testing is a requirement and continues to be a requirement, I think your presentation also alludes to the fact that we can't only assess our students based on standardized tests. Their inauthentic nature to how we are assessed in life does not fully benefit students and teachers. To assess how our students are thinking at high levels we have to find additional ways to assess students.
ReplyDeleteColleen- I appreciated all of the information on standardized testing in your presentation. As a future teacher, I am somewhat fearful of standardized tests, so I feel as though you offer a lot of very relevant and important information. I also like how you pointed out that often times a person's college entrance exam score (ACT, SAT)does not correlate to how well they do in college and beyond. Even though standardized tests cannot be avoided, there are, perhaps, additional or even more authentic ways to assess our students.
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