Standardized Testing Case Study

Summary: On Saturday, The Obama administration called for a cap on assessment so that children would not spend more than two percent of classroom instruction taking tests. It called on Congress to “reduce over-testing” as it reauthorizes the legislation controlling the nation’s public secondary and elementary schools. In a recent study taken by the Council of the Great City Schools found students who attend big city school will on average take 112 standardized tests from pre kindergarten and high school graduation. From this study, there was no evidence that more time spent on tests improved academic performance. The Obama administration it would issue guidance on testing by the beginning of next year. It said that it would label tests as “worth taking” or “fair.” With guidance from many states, academic curriculum are to be unique to the local area. However, the administration is not backing away entirely from tests. It still believes that tests should elicit “complex student demonstrations or applications of knowledge and skills” and should cover a wide “range of relevant state standards.”

Significance: With less emphasis on tests, younger students can have a chance to enjoy learning material for their own knowledge rather than learning for the sake of passing a test. Even at such an early …show more content…
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