high stakes
MA Readiness Project Members Criticize Final Report on MCAS and Assessments; Say MCAS Overhaul is Urgently Needed
Posted June 23rd, 2008 by fairtestFor Immediate Release, June 23, 2008
Contact:
Lisa Guisbond 617-730-5445, 617-959-2371 (cell)
Jim Nehring 978-772-9749
David Krane 617-276-6241 (cell)
Ruth Rodriguez-Fay (508) 353-7888 (cell)
Trudy Knowles (413) 562-5337 (home) (413) 572-5724 (work)
Readiness Project Members Criticize Final Report on MCAS and Assessments; Say MCAS Overhaul is Urgently Needed to address Negative Consequences
Testimony of Lisa Guisbond to the PA Senate Ed. Committee
Posted May 13th, 2008 by fairtestTestimony of Lisa Guisbond, Policy Analyst for the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest)
Senate Education Committee Hearing on Proposed Graduation Competency Assessments
Pennsylvania General Assembly
May 14, 2008
Since its creation in 1985 by leaders of major civil rights, education reform and student advocacy organizations, the National Center for Fair & Open Testing, Inc. (FairTest) has closely monitored the impact of state-mandated exit exams on both equity and educational quality.
Press Release: FairTest's Testimony on the PA Graduation Test
Posted May 13th, 2008 by fairtest
for further information:
Jesse Mermell (617) 864-4810
or Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773
for immediate release, Tuesday, May 12, 2008
Lisa Guisbond: Resist the testing bandwagon. Projo.com Op Ed.
Posted May 5th, 2008 by fairtesthttp://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_regents4_05-04-08_E...
Lisa Guisbond: Resist the testing bandwagon
01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, May 4, 2008
LISA GUISBOND
CAMBRIDGE
THE RHODE ISLAND Board of Regents will discuss on May 15 proposed changes to the state’s high-school-graduation requirements that may increase the weight placed on state test scores. The board should think twice before going down this road.
Why Graduation Tests/Exit Exams Fail to Add Value to High School Diplomas
Posted May 2nd, 2008 by fairtestTestimony of Monty Neill, Ed.D. to the Rhode Island Board of Regents Regarding Proposed Graduation Requirements
Posted March 31st, 2008 by fairtest
Click here to see the PDF Transcript of the Testimony of Monty Neill, Ed.D. to the Rhode Island Board of Regents Regarding Proposed Graduation Requirements
Graduation Tests Will Harm Students. by Judith A. Browne-Dianis
Posted March 25th, 2008 by fairtestwww.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.testing25mar25,0,2772361.s...
baltimoresun.com
Graduation tests will harm students
By Judith A. Browne-Dianis
March 25, 2008
What's Wrong with Graduation and Promotion Tests
Posted January 4th, 2008 by fairtest"High-stakes" tests are exams used to make important decisions about students, such as graduation or grade promotion. Decades of research shows the key reasons why test scores should never be the determining factor in making major decisions about students:
The Dangerous Consequences of High-Stakes Standardized Testing
Posted December 17th, 2007 by fairtestTests are called "high-stakes" when they used to make major decisions about a student, such as high school graduation or grade promotion. To be high stakes, a test has to be very important in the decision process or be able to override other information (for example, a student does not graduate if s/he does not pass the test regardless of how well s/he did in school). Currently, 17 states require students to pass a test to graduate, and 7 more are planning such tests.
