CAESL TEACHER MODULES

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Standardized Testing

Overview		Instructional Components

STANDARDIZED TESTING


ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
A: Why assess student learning?		B: How do teachers decide on what and how to assess student learning?

LEARNING GOALS FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS (PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO...)
1: Explain how current trends in assessment and accountability influence policy and practice in schools today 1(c): Examine and critique local, state, and national accountability systems and their implications for social justice and equity in local contexts 1(d): Explain the purposes and development of standardized tests and evaluate their potential caveats and misuses		2: Collect and use multiple sources of information to assess pupils’ learning 2(h): Apply concepts of reliability, validity, practicality, and standardization (RSVP) to critique standardized assessment systems		3: Establish and communicate learning goals for all pupils 3(g): Use grade level subject matter content standards to guide reasonable preparation for standardized testing 3(h): Introduce standardized testing to parents and students as just one indicator of student learning that requires specific types of support and preparation 3(i): Identify and critique legal and fair approaches to teaching test taking skills and testwiseness 3(j): Interpret and communicate various types of standardized test scores and their legitimate meanings to parents and other stakeholders		4: Use assessments to support, guide, and reflect on feedback related to student learning

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