Tip #56 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley & Trombly): Standardized Tests
Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. Standardized Tests I’m not young enough to know everything ~James Barrie Teachers learn about students’ academic progress by using a variety of methods. They assess students by observing them in the classroom, evaluating their day-to-day work, grading their homework assignments, keeping close records of how they change or grow throughout the year (such as in portfolios), and administering tests. One type of test many teachers administer is a Standardized Test. Standardized Tests are not created by the classroom teacher. Rather, Standardized Tests are objective tests that are usually created by commercial test publishers. Some names of standardized tests that you may be familiar with include the California Achievement Tests (the CAT), the Stanford Achievement Test (the SAT), the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (the ITBS...