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High-Stakes Testing: A Study Of The Relevance And Its Contribution To Career And College Readiness, Frank M. Cagle Jr
High-Stakes Testing: A Study Of The Relevance And Its Contribution To Career And College Readiness, Frank M. Cagle Jr
Doctor of Education Dissertations
Educators and policymakers have continued to search for the ideal medium for gauging learning and teacher accountability. After nearly 50 years since the inception of assessments to prove minimum competency, many attempts have been made to reform the process and the assessment tool. With the current focus in education being on career and college readiness and 21st century skills, the purpose of this study was to determine if high-stakes testing contributes to college and career readiness. College and career readiness and 21st century skills have been considered qualities needed to remain competitive in the global workplace. The most desirable qualities …
Media Coverage Of Standardized Testing: A Qualitative Analysis Of Newspaper Reports In Four North Carolina Newspapers, Denita Dowell-Reavis
Media Coverage Of Standardized Testing: A Qualitative Analysis Of Newspaper Reports In Four North Carolina Newspapers, Denita Dowell-Reavis
Education Dissertations and Projects
Standardized testing exists as part of public policy to measure the success of students, teachers, and schools. Ushered in by No Child Left Behind during the G.W. Bush era, testing came with labels for schools which opened the conversation as to whether schools were in crisis or failing. Most of the focus in research on standardized tests has centered on whether the tests were biased, if they were overused, and how they affected teaching and learning. In a comprehensive review, no studies could be found to determine what the public knows about standardized tests based on newspaper reports. This examination …