FairTest Reacts to the 2010 SAT Scores
for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for use with annual SAT scores release – 11:00am, Monday, September 13, 2010 STAGNANT SAT & ACT RESULTS, GROWING COLLEGE PREP. SCORE GAPS DOCUMENT FAILURE OF TEST-AND-PUNISH “SCHOOL REFORM” SAT college admissions scores released today show that “Test-and-punish school ‘reform’ policies are leaving more children […]
2010 College-bound Seniors Average SAT Scores
2010 COLLEGE BOUND SENIORS AVERAGE SAT SCORES with score changes from 2006* READING MATH WRITING TOTAL ALL TEST-TAKERS 501 (- 2) 516 (- 2) 492 (- 5) 1509 (- 9) GENDER Female 498(-4) 500(-2) 498(-4) 1498(-10) Male 503(-2) 534(-2) 486(-5) 1523(-9) ETHNICITY Asian, Asian Amer. or Pac. Islander 519 (+9) 591 (+13) 526 (+14) 1623 […]
2010 College-bound seniors average ACT Scores
2010 COLLEGE BOUND SENIORS AVERAGE ACT SCORES Approximately 1.57 million test takers, of whom ~55% were female Composite Score Five Year Score Trend (2006-2010) ALL TEST TAKERS 21.0 -0.1 ETHNICITY Asian American or Pacific Islander 23.4 +1.1 Caucasian American, White 22.3 +0.3 African American or Black 16.9 -0.2 American Indian or Alaska Native 19.0 +0.2 […]
NCLB and Assessing Bilingual Students
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE 2010 ACT & SAT SCORE REPORTS
for immediate release, Tuesday, August 17, 2010 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THIS MONTH’S ACT & SAT SCORE REPORTS Average ACT and SAT scores for the high school class of 2010 will be released over the next two weeks. Typically, test-makers try to focus attention on small year-to-year changes, either marginally higher or lower, many […]
Fact Sheet: Multiple Measures: A Definition and Examples from the U.S. and Other Nations
Multiple Measures: A Definition and Examples from the U.S. and Other Nations Summary Definition. Multiple measures: the use of multiple indicators and sources of evidence of student learning, of varying kinds, gathered at multiple points in time, within and across subject areas. In response to concerns about No Child Left Behind’s narrowing of curricula, some […]
A Better Way to Assess Students and Evaluate Schools
A Better Way to Assess Students and Evaluate Schools By Monty Neill Published in Education Week Online: June 18, 2010 Attachment Size better-way-to-assess-EdWeek6-18-10.pdf 118.61 KB
Report from Standardized Testing in the Americas conference
Documents from a February 2009 conference on standardized testing in the Americas, with representatives from 13 countries and 31 organizations, including FairTest, sponsored by the Research Network of the Initiative for Democratic Education in the Americas (IDEA). A pdf of all the reports in English and additional materials are at http://www.idea-network.ca/ideas/english/research.cfm?pagenumber=3.
FEA: A Research- and Experience-Based Turnaround Process
June 17, 2010 The Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA) believes it appropriate for Congress to provide greater assistance to the neediest schools and in return require evidence-based, thoughtful steps toward improvement that address each such school’s strengths and weaknesses. To this end, we recommend that the following process for improvement by the lowest-performing schools be […]
FairTest in the News – June 2010
Friday’s New York Times gives FairTest the lead reaction quote in a story about how high-stakes testing pressures cause some educators to cheat on standardized tests. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/education/11cheat.html?src=mv The article, (also posted on the nytimes.com home page), includes a link to our website, which has already generated dozens of visitor referrals. This is the fifth or […]