Student Test Scores

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Discusses use of standardized tests to measure student performance. Refers to views of educators on best methods of perfomance assessment. Need for a more comprehensive means of evaluating students than offered by a standardized test. Uniform standards and student diversity. Critical thinking skills vs. memorization skills. Dangers of standardized testing as the sole measure.

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"Ron Brandt's "On Performance Assessment: A Conversation with Grant Wiggins" discusses how a system of performance assessment should be established that will enhance learning and achieve its objectives of offering meaningful quantifiable scores. Essentially, Grant Wiggins (who was interviewed by Brandt) offers a version of performance assessment that can be used as a more accurate instrument of assessment than standardized multiple-choice tests.
First, educators have to identify a precise set of criteria for evaluating the progress of students. Furthermore, a scoring process also has to be established that match this set of criteria (Wiggins in Brandt 36-7).

This component provides performance assessment with a degree of objectivity and reliability?one of the key aspects that have made standardized tests ..."

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