Every day in early childhood education a lot of new teachers struggle with making test for their students. Whether it is not putting the correct information or wording it a way the students do not understand, it is challenging for some new and old teachers to make an accurate test. For a student to be able to take a test the teacher needs to prepare them for it by teaching a lesson or an activity. What some teachers do is they make sure all students are able to succeed and to make this happen teachers do lessons for the students who like to take notes and students who like to do performance base activities. With the information given in class as the teacher he/she should use that on the test. To make sure the questions for the test are accurate …show more content…
The students taking the test really benefitting from it. For example, " It helps educators become aware of children’s strengths and areas of their learning and development in which they may require further support and nurturing" (McLachlan). McLachlan is trying to explain with assessments given to the students it gives the teacher the opportunity to see each child 's strengths and each child 's weaknesses. Assessments tell the teacher what the teacher needs to work on again and what they do not need to work on. This is valuable for both the teacher and child because both are setting goals and developing the brain by the student is gaining more knowledge and getting tested to see how well they contained the material. For teachers they are learning different ways to have assessments that are valuable for each student in the class because not all students do well on standardized test some do well on performance-based assessments. Also, it helps the teacher see if they need to change the lesson around for the students who struggle on a certain topic on a …show more content…
Another quote is " Assessment has several important purposes, including informing how teachers plan learning experiences, identifying areas of learning and development where children may need support or extension, to make valued learning visible, and integrating learning with curriculum and program provision" (Mclachlan). The author is making clear with assessments it is helping everyone because there is a major meaning to having them. It shows the way teachers communicate planned learning experiences to prepare for test. To represent how the teacher prepares the students to learn the components that are going to be on the test. Like stated before, it gives the teacher to see where the students ' strong points are or where their weaknesses are and need to work on that specific topic. When having assessments as the teacher it helps them know where their students are at with the lesson and it makes the students know that learning is an important concept in school. By students realizing this it makes them take school seriously and want to do well in class. If the students, see the teacher caring about them and working with them they will be more willing to take their studies thoughtfully and if the students still do not understand they know the teacher will be willing to
If they are successful in this, it is then evident they learned something from the unit and what was taught. For the second assessment, it asks many different types of questions, including true/false, multiple choice, open ended, and word problems. By doing this, students are having to use their knowledge and understanding of the material and apply it to many different types of
Classroom assessment and grading practices have the potential not only to measure and report learning but also to promote it. Indeed, recent research has documented the benefits of regular use of diagnostic and formative assessments as feedback for learning (Black, Harrison, Lee, Marshall, & Wiliam,
They argue that the fact that the results of this test can be seen by all parties involved in the education system allows for accountability on the parts of all involved if test results are not where they should be. They argue that this helps educators by ensuring that all, fourth graders for instance, are being taught the same material and are being tested with the same standardized test across the country. This is seen as being extremely beneficial in that it allows for specific districts and school to make the required adjustments in any area that they fall short off versus the national results. It is also seen by these proponents as helping teachers minimize time wasted trying to put together their curriculum by giving them guidance on what to teach allowing them to focus on educating the children under their
Educators worried that Common Core assessment in the classroom would take away from instructional time for students. Teachers also wondered if in early education, children would be tested like older children through pencil/paper or computer-driven assessment. Another point brought out by teachers was if results of Common Core assessment would be used for high-stakes including accountability systems for teachers and programs. Lastly, there was the question of whether or not decisions about students, mainly retention in grade, may be based solely on the results of Common Core assessments. To answer these questions, Common Core researchers reminded teachers that assessment is an ongoing process and in order to improve teaching and learning, teachers must continually engage in assessment for the purpose of improving teaching and learning.
There are also much better ways to test a student’s capability to learn; a 2006 Center on Education Policy conducted a study and found that a curriculum that follows state standards and uses the test data as feedback led to higher scores than those that prioritized test-taking skills. When teachers are more focused on teaching material rather than test strategies, their students benefit from it (“Do Standardized Tests Show an Accurate View of Students’ Abilities?”). Several alternative methods to state assessments for measuring a student’s academic success include comparing high school graduation rates and the number of dropouts, offering advanced placement courses, and looking at the percentage of the former students that are admitted to colleges. State assessments are more harmful than helpful to students; they are a large cause of test anxiety and a majority of teachers can never fully prepare their students. Although state assessments are an easy way to be able to see the growth of students, that does not mean that they are the best
In addition to those two reasons, she also makes the argument that examinations also benefit the professor by revealing their teaching strengths and weaknesses. However, an examination can also be impractical, ask a student absurd questions and cause a student unnecessary stress. Despite both
This is a benefit that would significantly help the students. Without it students may be struggling with a topic and the teachers are not even aware. By looking at the scores and talking with the previous teachers they can determine what might be the best way to teach the students. This leads to the next benefit, teachers can begin a new year knowing how much each student already knows. Knowing where each student lies is beneficial because the teacher is then able to focus
Why I Should be Able to Retake Test taking is an important curriculum taught in school all over the world. The point for test taking is to make sure students understand the lesson that has been taught through a series of questions. The last test held in first period civics class was focused on the amendments. Before the test we were putting all our efforts and focus into making our class/grade Constitution.
I incorporate this learned experience daily and learn through each success and discovered area of improvement. Addressing my students needs using a variety of assessment tools has been a beneficial practice to help guide instruction. Students have different learning styles and their strengths and weaknesses are not always apparent using the same methods of assessment. Utilizing formative, standards(goal)-based, anecdotal, observational and benchmarks has driven my instructional programs. The combination of different assessments provides me with a multi-dynamic perspective of my students allowing me to better understand their strengths, weakness and academic needs.
Maybe if they told us why it's super important we may just try to really do our best on the test. At the same time many teachers aren't sure why the test is important they are just told that we need to take them and it will count as a grade. If they don't know why we need to take it how would they know if it was really important on how it could affect our scores. So if the teachers can’t tell us what the test is about how do we know if it is really important or not. Some teachers would say every test is important but sometimes that's not true.
The test may help with evaluating some qualities in a child but it ignores the qualities a student will need to succeed in real life situations. As well as not teaching those qualities at
This is not how we should view assessments, however. As a teacher, I need to use a variety of assessment tools and methods in my classroom. These assessments should be student-centered and drive the bulk of my instruction. I should use assessments not only to measure the depth of understanding my students have for a concept, but I should also use it to measure the quality and clarity of my instruction. Several years ago,
I agree in some extent to what she refers on adding more unnecessary stress to incoming kindergarten students; however, as the textbook also explain, assessments are defined as “the outgoing continuous process of collecting, gathering, and documenting information about children’s development, health, and behavior.” The pro’s of using formal assessments in children are: • It allows parents, educators, and the United States Department of Education to gather data in regards of a child’s development and growth. • Identify where are the strength and weakness in areas such as: cognitive, language, and emotional. • Helps teacher to plan individual instructions for a child or a group of children with the same level of development.
The greatest benefit of standardized testing is that teachers and schools are responsible for teaching students what they are required to know for these standardized tests. This is primarily because these scores become public record and teachers and schools who don’t perform up to par can come under intense scrutiny. Standardized testing is important in schools, with this testing they can figure out what kids need more time on to learn. This testing can help your child in many ways, when taking it and getting results back the teacher can help your child with anything that they are struggling
It shows that they know how to do that. Testing will help you in the long run to see how much you can take under stress. You also get timed which is great because you have a certain amount of time to do all of it, that means there is no pressure to worry about spending too much time on each section. You have to worry about a section a time, than your not loosing track of time.